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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem – 2026

Globally July 26, celebrated as International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, addresses to develop mindfulness of mangroves' importance and encourages sustainable mangroves conservation. Mangroves are unique ecosystems between land and sea to support biodiversity, protect coastal communities, enhance food security, and help as a natural defense against storms and erosion. With serious ecological and socio-economic impacts mangroves are disappearing three to five times faster than overall global forest losses. According to the current estimates about half of the world's mangrove forests have vanished to date over the last four decades. In Pakistan, mangroves are one of the prominent coastal ecosystems and possesses the largest arid-climate mangrove ecosystem in the world. Pakistan currently ranks around seventh globally in mangrove forest area, soil in mangrove forest is a strong carbon sink. Chiefly with about 97% of its mangroves located in Indus Delta with smaller forest along the coast of Baluchistan at Miani Hor, Kalmat Khor, and Jiwani. Recent Remote sensing research reflected the estimated national mangrove cover at approximately 1,210 km² in 2023, showing a net increase compared to 2016.Mangrove cover has generally increased due to large-scale restoration and plantation programs. Pakistan has undertaken several successful conservation programs, The Delta Blue Carbon Project, one of the world's largest mangrove restoration and blue-carbon initiatives. Several extensive restoration drives have been carried out by the Sindh Forest Department, WWF-Pakistan, IUCN, local communities, and other stakeholders. Restoration projects have generated employment opportunities and improved community income through sustainable resource management and carbon-finance initiatives. Pakistan has made notable progress in restoring and expanding its mangrove forests, making them an important contributor to achieving SDGs 13, 14, and 15. While restoration efforts have increased mangrove coverage, continued action is needed to address threats such as pollution, freshwater shortages, and coastal development. Sustainable management of mangroves remains essential for biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and the livelihoods of coastal communities.

Lloyd's JWC Removes Pakistan from War Risk Listed Areas

In the circular JWLA-034, issued by the Joint War Committee (JWC) of Lloyd’s, Pakistan is delisted from the Hull War, Piracy, Terrorism and Related Perils listed Area, a classification based on the imposed war risk insurance surcharges on all vessels calling at Pakistani Port for over a decade. The delisting is a result of a sustained, Long-term, coordinated diplomatic and maritime engagement effort pursued official of Pakistan High Commission London, in close coordination with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Pakistan Navy. Key elements of the strategy included, in person and online meetings, submission of comprehensive maritime dossier, Advocacy through senior Pak – UK bilateral channels, engagement with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, regular representation in Lloyd’s Intelligence Briefings by the DNA, Strategic coordination with Herminius undertaken by the DNA, the essential involvement of the Chief of the Naval Staff with JWC on July 14, 2026, represented Pakistan. War risk insurance premiums, will no longer be automatically triggered by the Listed Areas classification and will led to reduced shipping costs, improve the commercial attractiveness of Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar aligned with the elimination of disgrace of Port of Pakistan.