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IUCN welcomes Dr. Dindo Campilan as Regional Director for Asia, succeeds Ms. Aban Marker-Kabraji

IUCN is delighted to announce that the Asia Regional Office in Bangkok is welcoming a new leader at its helm. Dr. Dindo Campilan was named Regional Director for Asia starting 22 February 2021. In coordination with Mr. Mason Flynn Smith, the Regional Director for Oceania, Dr. Campilan will also lead the Asia-Oceania hub and provide strategic support functions to the Oceania Regional Office based in Fiji. Continue reading “IUCN welcomes Dr. Dindo Campilan as Regional Director for Asia, succeeds Ms. Aban Marker-Kabraji”

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Sindh Forest Department dedicates part of Island to Tahir Qureshi – Baba-e-Mangroves as Tahir Qureshi Garden

The Sindh Forest Department, Government of Sindh, organized an event at Shah Bander to dedicate an island to Legendary Forester Tahir Qureshi – Baba-e-Mangroves (Father of Mangroves) in recognition of his services rendered towards conservation of mangroves along the Pakistan coast.  The event was attended by a large number of Forest Department officials, IUCN staff members, admirers and family members of Tahir Qureshi. Continue reading “Sindh Forest Department dedicates part of Island to Tahir Qureshi – Baba-e-Mangroves as Tahir Qureshi Garden”

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Position Paper – The Future of Bundal Island

Mangroves at the Bundal Island

Introduction and Context

The current Government of Pakistan, under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, has addressed on both the national and global stage, the two challenges of the climate crisis and biodiversity loss through the Green Stimulus programme, the Restoration Fund, the Billion Tree Tsunami programme and the Recharge Pakistan programme. They have initiated the notification of National Parks and Protected Areas and wildlife conservation. All these varied initiatives have been done within a human development and livelihoods context. Continue reading “Position Paper – The Future of Bundal Island”

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Tribute to Sardar Naseer Tareen

By Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema
Country Representative
IUCN Pakistan

It was saddening to learn of the sad demise of Sardar Naseer Tareen, an ardent conservationist. He started his career as a wildlife filmmaker after his training in the United States. During a series of films on the biodiversity of Balochistan he discovered a rapid disappearance of several species. In the year 1984 with the support of US Fish and Wildlife Department, he set up the first community-run Sustainable Use Conservation Project in Pakistan called the Torghar Conservation Programme (TCP). Continue reading “Tribute to Sardar Naseer Tareen”