Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry announced that Pakistan contains South Asia's largest connected arid mangrove ecosystem within Sindh's Indus Delta area. The maritime official declared that this revenue potential reaches between twenty and fifty million dollars annually, based on market conditions and trading volumes. He delivered these remarks during International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem observances on Saturday.
Sindh's Delta Blue Carbon initiative spans more than 350,000 hectares and has already produced forty million dollars through carbon credit transactions. The project anticipates generating billions of dollars during the upcoming decades through continued forest restoration efforts. Balochistan maintains approximately 4,058 hectares of mangrove coverage with proportionally smaller but valuable carbon market contributions.
The Delta Blue Carbon project represents a collaborative venture between Sindh's provincial government and Indus Delta Capital that began operations in 2015. This partnership focuses on rehabilitating and safeguarding mangrove ecosystems across 3,500 square kilometers of delta territory. Chaudhry emphasized that mangrove trees capture four times more carbon dioxide than typical forest species.
Sindh's Delta Blue Carbon initiative spans more than 350,000 hectares and has already produced forty million dollars through carbon credit transactions. The project anticipates generating billions of dollars during the upcoming decades through continued forest restoration efforts. Balochistan maintains approximately 4,058 hectares of mangrove coverage with proportionally smaller but valuable carbon market contributions.
The Delta Blue Carbon project represents a collaborative venture between Sindh's provincial government and Indus Delta Capital that began operations in 2015. This partnership focuses on rehabilitating and safeguarding mangrove ecosystems across 3,500 square kilometers of delta territory. Chaudhry emphasized that mangrove trees capture four times more carbon dioxide than typical forest species.
