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Nature Walk

On the eve of World Wetlands Day 2nd February under the theme
of this year “Caring for Wetlands-an answer to climate change”,
Sangat Development Foundation, Indus For All Program, WWF
Pakistan and Sindh Wildlife Department have organized a na-
ture walk in order to celebrate the wetlands day at the site of
Deh Akro-II, which is Ramsar site having 32 wetlands.

Our Contact The nature walk passed from different areas of Jamsahib town
and concluded at press
club.

The participants of the


nature walk holding play
SANGAT Development Foundation cards and banners in their
SDF hands inscribed different
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lands.

While addressing the nature


walk, Mr. Nisar A. Brohi,
Director, Sangat Develop-
ment Foundation said that
wetlands are very important
for the survival of various

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species and also provide feeding grounds to holders of the areas especially to the govern-
the fauna. ment departments and the local community
to come forward and play their due role for
Deh Akro-II wetlands are desert wetland the protection and development of the dying
complex and very unique in the world. wetlands of Deh Akro-II, as the looming dis-
These wetlands aster could be
harbouring dif- diverted and the
ferent species of remaining
fauna and flora, threatened habi-
some are very tats of vulner-
rare in the able species to
world. Deh be made safe
Akro-II is the and secure and
largest croco- stop further
dile sanctuary their degrada-
in South Asia, tion.
but unfortu-
nately no He appealed to
proper attention the local com-
has been paid munity to play
for its protec- their due role
tion and development. for the rehabilitation of the wetlands and
conservation of their biodiversity.
He further said that during the
last couple of years, the natural While speaking on the occasion,
resources of Deh Akro-II have Mr. Rauf Samoon, President of
been degraded at large scale. The Press Club Jamsahib said that
degradation caused due to the due to unawareness of the local
massive deforestation and over These wetlands harbour- community on the importance of
greasing of the plants and tress of ing different species of wetlands and their biodiversity
the wetlands by the local commu- fauna and flora, some are and apathy of the concerned de-
nity as well as outsiders in order partments have played havoc to
to meet their daily fuel needs and very rare in the world. the resources of the wetlands at
some cases sell to kill the poverty. Deh Akro-II Nawabshah.
It has also largely been noticed
that some wood mafias are in- He said that there is need of long
volved in the deforestation in term efforts for the community
Deh Akro-II. awareness in order to sensitize to
the local community on the im-
Deh Akro-II wetlands water has become portance of the wetlands and their rapidly
saltish/salty water due to stoppage of fresh growing deterioration conditions of its re-
and sweet water from the Jamrao and Nara maining natural resources.
Canals which were used to be provide them
in the past. Dr. Muhammad Zaman Daunro, local social
activist said that Deh Akro-II wetlands are
He further appealed to the concerned stake- unique desert wetlands complex in the

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world. These wetlands have been rearing of the biodiversity. He further said that it is
very unique species such as marsh croco- time that the local community and the de-
diles. partment should collectively make efforts in
order to provide shel-
He further said that due to ter to the endangered
the massive deforestation species of Deh Akro-
from Deh Akro-II wet- II. Unless, the local
lands area has resulted community would not
into climate change which cooperate, we can not
caused large scale deple- have desired results.
tion and degradation of
the fauna and flora species Mr. Ameer Hamza,
of the area. Project Coordinator
on Wetlands Program
Mr. Qaimuddin Dahri, of Sangat Develop-
Inspector, Sindh Wildlife ment Foundation said
Department said that the department is mak- that the wetland program has been launched
ing its all possible efforts for the protection with an objective to conserve the natural re-
and conservation of the biodiversity of the sources of the wetlands and work of the re-
wetlands of Deh Akro-II, but there is need of habilitation of the wetlands and their biodi-
community participation in the conservation versity in Deh Akro-II.

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