By Sameer Nazir
KARACHI: A two day exposure visit to highlight an importance of environmental issue of the species conservation and implementation of National and Provincial Biodiversity Action Plan. Vulture population in Asia Region has declined last 20 years.
Asia Regional Steering Committee on Vultures has been constituted to develop regional response for recovery of declining population of vultures and to improve regional coordination for protecting the threatened species of vultures in range countries including Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan and steps including the ban on production and use of veterinary medicines particularly containing “Diclofenac Sodium”.
Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan has notified a National Vulture Recovery Committee to improve national level coordination for protecting the species of vultures.
In this regard, IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with Baanhn Beli has organized two day environmental visit of the representatives of Government departments, civil society organizations and media to highlight the environmental issues associated with the decline of vulture population in Pakistan. The exposure visit to Nagarparkar/Mithi Tharparkar Sindh on Friday – Saturday, April 22-24, 2016 to implement and observation of “Preparation of National Vulture Conservation Strategy Project” which is funded by the USAID Small Grants and Ambassador’s Fund Program told the spokesman George Sadiq.
