KARACHI: Speakers at the recent launch of an Indus delta ecoregion development project have called for integrating conservation in businesses and forging alliances with the private sector willing to invest in bankable projects.
The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) Indus Delta Ecoregion Landscape Initiative is to be jointly implemented by World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) and Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF) of the Sindh government’s investment department.
“The idea behind this investment-based conservation model is to bring forth and implement innovative, self-sustaining, for-profit conservation models in the Indus delta ecoregion,” said Rab Nawaz, senior director programmes at WWF-P, while emphasizing the need for collaborative efforts for green businesses, biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of natural resources in Sindh.
Pakistan lost 80 pc of its pangolins due to illegal killing
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Islamabad: The Indian pangolin a critically endangered mammal is on the verge of extinction as 80 per cent of its population has been either hunted or trafficked out of the country.
These concerns were raised by experts and officials of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Pakistan) and the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) at an awareness-raising session held inside the Margazar Zoo that is no longer functional since the departure of Kavan, the lone elephant, to Cambodia last year.
They called for use of drone technology and radio-transmitters to trace, preserve and enlarge the families of pangolin.
Poachers get away unpunished
In Pakistan, the experts said, poachers of this harmless and eco-friendly animal get away without any problem as there are no penalties or punishment for them.
Two injured in mugging bids
Karachi
May 6, 2021
Two people were wounded in firing incidents on Wednesday. According to the Pirabad police, 25-year-old Sher Khan, son of Rab Nawaz, was injured for putting up resistance during a mugging bid. The injured was taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) for medical treatment.
In a similar incident, 45-year-old Akbar was wounded over offering resistance during a mugging bid, according to the Manghopir police. The injured was rushed to the ASH for medical treatment. A case has been registered while an investigation is under way.
Pakistan lost 80 pc of its pangolins due to illegal killing, trade with China
Pakistan lost 80 pc of its pangolins due to illegal killing, trade with China
Last Updated: Fri, May 7th, 2021, 00:25:07hrs
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan has lost more than 80 per cent of its pangolins due to their illegal killing for scales and meat and also due to their illegal trade especially with China, reported Dawn.
Speaking at an awareness session on the Scale and Scope of Illegal Trade of Endangered Indian Pangolin, its Ecological and Economic Benefits and Conservation Efforts in Pakistan, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Senior Director (Biodiversity) Rab Nawaz said, We know persecution by farmers has always been there. But we have seen a very sharp decline due to their illegal trade especially in China where demand by the growing middle class for their scales and meat has increased significantly in the last ten years.
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