By Saeed Anwar.
Location: Khyber pakhtunkhwa (KPK).
Wetlands are defined as “areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water”. Pakistan has around 225 globally significant wetlands. Wetlands actually contribute to the maintenance of water quality of both surface and underground water supplies, abatement of pollution, flood and erosion control. For flood control we only focus on the hard engineering solutions; we don’t value wetlands that can absorb the excess floodwater.
