29 August 2007
Indus for All Programme Launched
To mark the start of a long-term ecoregion programme for conservation of the Indus Ecoregion, the formal launch ceremony of the Indus for All Programme was held on Wednesday, 29 August 2007
The Indus Ecoregion Programme
The Indus Ecoregion Programme is an
ambitious long-term (2005-2055) initiative of
the World Wide Fund for Nature – Pakistan
(WWF-P) and the Government of Sindh to
address poverty and natural resource
degradation in the Indus Ecoregion. The
Indus Ecoregion lies in the southern part of
Pakistan in Sindh province and harbours a
diverse range of biodiversity from deltaic
along the Indus and desert areas in the
periphery. The failure of previous disconnected short-term poverty reduction and natural
resource management projects has raised the need for a long-term vision and
framework that integrates the existing efforts of all stakeholders and results in
comprehensive solutions leading to sustainable management of the Indus Ecoregion.
The development phase of the Indus Ecoregion Programme was funded by the Royal
Netherlands Embassy (RNE), WWF’s Living Waters Programme (LWP) and WWF’s
Asia-Pacific Programme.
The Indus Ecoregion Programme is the culmination of a decade-long struggle by WWFPakistan
in collaboration with a wide spectrum of stakeholders from the Federal
Government, Government of Sindh, civil society organisations,community-based
organisations, academia, local communities and conservation experts from the WWF
network. A continuous national and international consultative process from 2002-2004
led to the development of a 50-year vision for the Indus Ecoregion complemented by
10-20 year targets and 3-5 year milestones.
Deatial Report :Indus for All Programme's
Launch Report
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