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Mangroves shrinking fast [1]

By Jamal Shahid

ISLAMABAD, Jan 21: Although mangroves have been declared protected forest and there is a ban on commercial harvesting, their areas in Pakistan were shrinking fast due to various biotic (living organisms) and abiotic (environmental degradation) reasons, the National Assembly was informed on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
22/01/2009
Dawn (Pakistan) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Mangroves [4], Pakistan [5], Karachi [6]
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