Overview
- Officials used World Oceans Day statements to urge urgent, practical steps to stop pollution and rebuild coastal ecosystems.
- Ministries identified waste dumping, industrial discharge, plastic contamination and rising sea temperatures as the main threats to Pakistan’s 1,050-kilometre coastline and its fisheries.
- The government said it will strengthen waste-management systems and scale up large mangrove-planting projects to reduce pollution, prevent erosion and boost coastal protection.
- Pakistan reaffirmed participation in international conservation processes including the BBNJ agreement and called for stronger global cooperation and science-based policy support.
- Authorities asked citizens, industries and coastal communities to join clean-ups and adopt sustainable practices because degraded seas threaten food security, livelihoods and the blue economy while poorest communities face the biggest losses.