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Experts for discontinuation of diclofenac and creation of safe zones for addressing vulture decline in Pakistan

Regional Symposium on Vulture Conservation

IUCN Pakistan and BaanhnBeli in collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change organized a Regional Symposium on conservation of vultures in Asia today. The symposium was organized under the Vultures Conservation Project being implemented jointly byBaanhnBeli and IUCN under a USAID funded Small Grants and Ambassador Fund project. Continue reading “Experts for discontinuation of diclofenac and creation of safe zones for addressing vulture decline in Pakistan”

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A dying delta, By: Naseer Memon

Declining fresh water flow poses a grave threat to Indus delta and coastal communities

A dying delta
A subcommittee of the Senate has recently raised serious concerns on the ecological disaster that has gripped the Indus delta. This is not the first time that the issue has resonated among the highest legislative forum of the country. In February 2015, experts shared an ominous report before the Senate Standing Committee on Science and Technology: if urgent remedies are not employed, Thatta and Badin will submerge by 2050 and Karachi by 2060. Continue reading “A dying delta, By: Naseer Memon”