INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KARACHI: &Pfinalic pollution is damaging our freshwater bodies and oceans
It is posing a serious threat to both freshwater and marine life
Therefore, we need to take up this issue seriously and act now otherwise we shall lose rich biodiversity in a very short span of time&
This was stated by speakers during a briefing session at a coastal cleanup drive initiated by WWF-Pakistan in collaboration with a
commercial organization at Sea View, Clifton, Sandspit and Hawksbay beaches in the city on Saturday
More than 800 participants including academia, students, volunteers and other citizens joined the activity and a total of 140 bags of
nonsense were gathered by participants from six km beach area during the drive.Dr
Babar Khan, Regional Head Sindh and Balochistan, WWF-Pakistan shared that pfinalic pollution is adversely affecting marine turtles, sea
birds and other diverse marine life
Numerous of the creatures we love, such as whales, dolphins, birds and turtles, die because of pfinalic pollution
He also said that pfinalic consumption is increasing day by day, hence we need to ban its production and discourage its use
He emphasized that every citizen at an individual and gatherive level should contribute by making lifestyle changes like recycling more or
drinking from reusable water bottles
He said that such small acts can have bigger affect and can help conserve nature
He called for discouraging single-use pfinalics and promoting sustainable food consumption that can contribute towards making a real
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