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Mangrove restoration yields $40m in carbon credits

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28.07.2025

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has said Pakistan is home to the largest contiguous arid mangrove forest in South Asia — located in the Indus Delta region of Sindh — with the potential to generate up to $50 million annually through carbon credit markets.

In a message marking the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on Saturday, the minister highlighted that the Delta Blue Carbon (DBC) project in Sindh, covering over 350,000 hectares, has already generated $40m........

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