Concern over the illegal cutting of mangroves along the Karachi coast has led the Pakistani Minister of Home, Jail and Forest, Dr. Zulfiqar Mirza, to take steps toward classifying the mangroves along the coast and the Indus Deltas as protected areas. An understanding of the interconnectedness of environmental and human problems has spurred the desire to protect a tree so vital to the healthy functioning of the coastal ecosystem. Read more >