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{{Short description|Pakistani environmentalist and coastal ecosystem expert (1946–2020)}} |
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| death_date = 29 Dec 2020<ref>https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/766626-environmentalist-s-demise-condoled</ref> |
| death_date = 29 Dec 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/766626-environmentalist-s-demise-condoled|title = Environmentalist's demise condoled}}</ref> |
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| nationality = Pakistani |
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| known_for = Environmentalist and a conservationist |
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| occupation = Divisional Forest Officer, Sindh Pakistan |
| occupation = Divisional Forest Officer, Sindh Pakistan |
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| employer = [[Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan)]]<br/>[[Government of Pakistan]]<br/> employee as a forester |
| employer = [[Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan)]]<br />[[Government of Pakistan]]<br /> employee as a forester |
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| ⚫ | '''Tahir Qureshi''' ''Mangrove Man'' or ''Mangroves Hero'' of Pakistan (1946-2020 [[Urdu]] بابائے مینگروز پاکستان ) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/672220/father-of-mangroves-fights-for-pakistans-forests|title='Father of Mangroves' fights for Pakistan's forests|date=10 November 2011}}</ref> was a senior Pakistani environmentalist and coastal ecosystem expert at the IUCN [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] who dedicated his whole life to the preservation and expansion of Mangrove trees in Pakistan [[Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves]] and other coastal areas. Tahir Qureshi had played a key role in rehabilitation of more than 30,000 hectares of [[mangrove]] forests in Sindh and Baluchistan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-10-07|title=KARACHI: Importance of mangrove forests highlighted|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/280/karachi-importance-of-mangrove-forests-highlighted|access-date=2020-12-30|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] awarded him title Hero of mangroves.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hub|first=IISD's SDG Knowledge|title=IUCN April Newsletter Highlights Heroes of Conservation {{!}} News {{!}} SDG Knowledge Hub {{!}} IISD|url=http://sdg.iisd.org/news/iucn-april-newsletter-highlights-heroes-of-conservation/|access-date=2020-12-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=946696373709271040|user=tribunelabs|title=Tahir Qureshi has rehabilitated over 30,000 hectares of mangrove forests in Sindh and Balochistan. He considers pol…<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=29 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-04|title=IUCN Pakistan celebrates the World Wetlands Day, calls for Greater focus on Coastal Communities|url=https://www.iucn.org/news/pakistan/201902/iucn-pakistan-celebrates-world-wetlands-day-calls-greater-focus-coastal-communities|access-date=2020-12-30|website=IUCN|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=1mile² Karachi|url=http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/programmes/exchange/1mile%c2%b2/1mile%c2%b2-karachi/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Visiting Arts}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-25|title=Losing Sanctuary|url=https://tribune.atavist.com/losing-sanctuary-|access-date=2020-12-30|website=Atavist|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Foundation|first=Thomson Reuters|title=Pakistan's mangrove restoration efforts called into question|url=https://news.trust.org/item/20131203123452-q63ki/|access-date=2020-12-30|website=news.trust.org}}</ref> |
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==Environmental role== |
==Environmental role== |
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Tahir Qureshi |
Tahir Qureshi rehabilitated more than 30,000 hectares of [[mangrove]] forests in Sindh and Baluchistan.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2001-10-07|title=KARACHI: Importance of mangrove forests highlighted|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/280/karachi-importance-of-mangrove-forests-highlighted|access-date=2020-12-30|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] awarded him title Hero of mangroves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sdg.iisd.org/news/iucn-april-newsletter-highlights-heroes-of-conservation/|title=IUCN April Newsletter Highlights Heroes of Conservation | News | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD}}</ref> Due to his continuous efforts on 22 June 2013, Sindh Forest Department, Govt. of Sindh, Pakistan, Tahir Qureshi with the help of 300 local coastal volunteer planters set the Guinness World Record by planting 541,176 mangrove saplings at Kharo Chan, [[Thatta]], Sindh, Pakistan in a little over 12 hours. This is the highest number of saplings planted within a day under the Guinness World Record category of "Maximum Number of Trees Planted in a Day".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-07-18|title=Guinness World Record certifies Pakistan now holds the record for most trees planted in a 24 hr. period.|url=https://www.iucn.org/content/guinness-world-record-certifies-pakistan-now-holds-record-most-trees-planted-a-24-hr-period|access-date=2020-12-30|website=IUCN|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
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Tahir Qureshi family |
Tahir Qureshi's family migrated from British India into [[Shikarpur, Sindh|Shikarpur]] Sindh Pakistan. He shifted to [[Hyderabad, Pakistan|Hyderabad]] city and gota Master's degree in [[Zoology]], being appointed a lecturer. Then from Peshawar Forest academy he gota degree in Forestry, and after CSS started working as Districts forest officer. He died on 29 December 2020 in Karachi Pakistan at the age of 74.<ref>{{Cite news|title=پاکستان کے 'بابائے مینگرووز' کون تھے؟|language=ur|work=BBC News اردو|url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/science-55473486|access-date=2020-12-30}}</ref> |
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==See |
==See also== |
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[[Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves]] |
* [[Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves]] |
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*[[Arif Minhas]] |
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*[[Jadav Payeng]] |
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*[[Dr Tahir Shamsi]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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[[Category:Mangroves |
[[Category:Mangroves]] |
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[[Category:Mangrove ecoregions| ]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani environmentalists]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani foresters]] |
[[Category:Pakistani foresters]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani civil servants]] |
[[Category:Pakistani civil servants]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani environmentalists]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani conservationists]] |
[[Category:Pakistani conservationists]] |
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[[Category:Climate activists]] |
[[Category:Climate activists]] |
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[[Category:1946 births]] |
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[[Category:2020 deaths]] |
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Muhammad Tahir Tahir Qureshi
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| Born | 1946 |
| Died | 29 Dec 2020[1] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Divisional Forest Officer, Sindh Pakistan |
| Employer(s) | Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan) Government of Pakistan employee as a forester |
| Known for | Environmentalist and a conservationist |
Tahir Qureshi Mangrove ManorMangroves Hero of Pakistan (1946-2020 Urdu بابائے مینگروز پاکستان ) [2] was a senior Pakistani environmentalist and coastal ecosystem expert at the IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature who dedicated his whole life to the preservation and expansion of Mangrove trees in Pakistan Indus River Delta-Arabian Sea mangroves and other coastal areas. Tahir Qureshi had played a key role in rehabilitation of more than 30,000 hectares of mangrove forests in Sindh and Baluchistan.[3] International Union for Conservation of Nature awarded him title Hero of mangroves.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Tahir Qureshi rehabilitated more than 30,000 hectares of mangrove forests in Sindh and Baluchistan.[10] International Union for Conservation of Nature awarded him title Hero of mangroves.[11] Due to his continuous efforts on 22 June 2013, Sindh Forest Department, Govt. of Sindh, Pakistan, Tahir Qureshi with the help of 300 local coastal volunteer planters set the Guinness World Record by planting 541,176 mangrove saplings at Kharo Chan, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan in a little over 12 hours. This is the highest number of saplings planted within a day under the Guinness World Record category of "Maximum Number of Trees Planted in a Day".[12]
Tahir Qureshi's family migrated from British India into Shikarpur Sindh Pakistan. He shifted to Hyderabad city and got a Master's degree in Zoology, being appointed a lecturer. Then from Peshawar Forest academy he got a degree in Forestry, and after CSS started working as Districts forest officer. He died on 29 December 2020 in Karachi Pakistan at the age of 74.[13]
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