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World Environment Day 2023 – Message from Dr. Roomi S. Hayat, Chairperson IUCN, Pakistan National Committee

On this World Environment Day, we come together to address one of the most pressing challenges of our time i.e. plastic pollution. With over 400 million tons of plastic being produced annually, our planet is facing an overwhelming influx of plastic waste. It is high time we act. As part of the campaign #BeatPlasticPollution, let’s work together to halt the relentless flow of plastic into our oceans, rivers, and precious ecosystems. Continue reading “World Environment Day 2023 – Message from Dr. Roomi S. Hayat, Chairperson IUCN, Pakistan National Committee”

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IUCN Pakistan and HRDN celebrated International Women’s Day at Port Qasim by planting Mangroves

IUCN Pakistan in collaboration with its Member and partner organizations Human Resource Development Network (HRDN), Health And Nutrition Society (HANDS) and National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) celebrated International Women’s Day at Tor Island, Port Qasim, Karachi. The members of HRDN and IUCN staff members also participated in this activity.

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Inaugural Ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2021

An Inaugural Ceremony of Pakistan Navy’s Mangroves Plantation Campaign 2021 was held at Bhambore Creek, along the coast of Sind province. Vice Admiral Zahid Ilyas (HI(M) S Bt, Commander Coast was chief guest of the event. This was Pakistan Navy’s sixth mangroves plantation campaign since 2016. Since 2016 Pakistan Navy has planted around 7.00 million mangrove saplings. Mr. Mahmood Akhtar Cheema, Country Representative, IUCN Pakistan was the keynote speaker at the event.
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