Each low tide reminds meih Shah of the ruthless exploitation of the environment: Then the roots of dead mangroves protrude from the beach - in between, plastic waste stuck in between.

Mehran is the chairman of the "Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum" (PFF) in the south of the Megastadt Karatschi. The Terre of the Hommes partner organization argues for the rights of the fishing fishing and against the exploitation of the environment: against Trawler, which decimate the swarms of the Arabic Sea, ruthlessly and often illegally. Against towing nets that plow the sea floor and destroy entire ecosystems.

At the age of 15, Mehran began to get involved in the PFF. For many children, its youth organization is a central point of contact. The PFF supports you with educational, cultural and SPO- but above all you will find the right platform here to do something against the destruction of your natural livelihood. They organize information and protest events, start bicycle rally, collect garbage, plants trees. And they show tourists and decision -makers what consequences the destruction of the environment has.

Because overfishing is by no means the only threat. To recognize this, a visit to the beach is sufficient. If the sea withdraws, there is a view of the fields of plastic remains: garbage in which sea animals get caught or swallowing. Many perish. And then there are white roots in the sand: remnant of the mangrove that grow on large parts of the coast. The trees are vital for young fish, because their dense roots offer protection against predators. 

Actually. Far too many mangrove are cut down. Of criminal gangs, but also of middle -class people. More than ten million Pakistani live in extreme poverty. Stiffs, for example, the heating costs, some see no other option than to use the mangrove wood as fuel.