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SDNP has set up and is maintaining a number of comprehensive
websites on issues related to biodiversity, conservation and sustainable
development, with a focus on information management. Apart from
PDG, a few examples are listed below:
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Education for Environment
& Biodiversity of Pakistan:
www.edu.iucnp.org
This website has extremely rich and in-depth content pertaining
to different environmental issues like biodiversity, conservation
and related areas. It has two separate corners. One is for
the teachers, so that they can raise environmental awareness
among the students. The kids' corner is especially designed
to catch the imagination of the children.
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Balochistan Conservation
Strategy (BCS):
www.bcs.iucnp.org
The Balochistan Conservation Strategy (BCS) was prepared
by the government of Balochistan with the technical assistance
of IUCN - The World Conservation Union. It is a strategic
plan designed to define and address the issues affecting
the socio-economic development of Balochistan, through
the sustainable use of its natural resources. The BCS
aims to devise ways and means to weave environment and
natural resource conservation with development and to
recommend an institutional framework that will bring ownership,
sustainability and efficiency in management of these vital
endowments. The BCS focuses on an action programme to
be implemented over the next 10 years. The report has
three parts, and all twenty-three chapters, together with
twelve maps and seven appendices, can be downloaded from
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Sarhad Provincial
Conservation Strategy (SPCS):
www.spcs.iucnp.org
The Sarhad Provincial Conservation Strategy (SPCS) 1995-98
is a statement of commitment by the government and
people of the NWFP to move forward with an effective programme
of sustainable development. It is the principal plan for
implementing the National Conservation Strategy (NCS)
in the NWFP. It is both a comprehensive statement of provincial
aspirations for sustainable development and a commitment
package containing major policy statements, law-reform
initiatives, structural improvements and programmes. Special
features of this information rich website include a downloadable
newsletter, an Urdu and Pushto languages section; a kids'
corner to make children environmentally aware through
articles and quizzes. The complete text containing the
18 chapters of the SPCS document is available on this
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Chitral Conservation
Strategy (CCS):
www.ccs.iucnp.org
Initiated in 1997, the Chitral Conservation Strategy (CCS)
is an
initiative for harnessing and improving the capabilities
of the people and institutions in Chitral, in the pursuit
of enhancing their
livelihoods and quality of life through the optimum use
of natural
resources; while continually improving their productivity
within a
decentralized system of development planning. Stakeholders
involved in discussions include the government of NWFP,
civil society, academia, media, public sector, NGOs and
private sector. Downloadable studies include indigenous
resource management; aquatic biodiversity; and migratory
livestock. Sector papers on this site cover agriculture;
biodiversity; cultural heritage and ecotourism; human
resources; infrastructure; energy; irrigation; forests
and grazing lands; drinking water and solid waste management.
An Urdu section, information about the
Sarhad Provincial Conservation Strategy (SPCS) and related
links are available on this site.
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Asia Regional Directorate,
IUCN:
www.iucn.org/places/asia
This website of IUCN - the World Conservation Union provides
details of its programmes in each country, including Pakistan.
Regional programmes regarding aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity,
environmental assessment, and forests make for fascinating
reading. It is planned to be converted into a portal for
the Asia region.
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Drought Situation in
Pakistan:
www.drought.iucnp.org
Pakistan has been facing acute drought conditions in certain
areas of Sindh and most of Balochistan. This website links
together the relief activities of donors, government and
civil society organizations so as to create a synergy of
humanitarian help which is immensely required in the drought
stricken areas. News items and articles on the drought situation
appearing in the Pakistani press are also being archived
on this site making it an excellent repository for information
on this critical subject.
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World Summit on Sustainable
Development (WSSD):
www.wssd.iucnp.org
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) was attended
by world governments, concerned citizens, United Nations
agencies, multilateral financial institutions and other
major actors from August 24 - September 4, 2002, in Johannesburg,
South Africa. The major purpose of WSSD was to assess global
change since the historic United Nations Conference on Environment
and Development (UNCED), of 1992. This website outlines
the consultative process which took place in Pakistan, critical
consultation reports, downloadable presentations and documents,
related links and relevant contact information.
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Disaster Relief Website:
www.northernareas.org.pk/disaster/index.htm
This
website showcases daily news updates, photographs, of
the Northern Areas' earthquake-stricken victims and pakistan's
efforts to provide aid to them. The latest reports and
situational analysis available on other national and international
disaster relief management websites, and contact information
for donations are also available online.
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Information
Resource Centre for IUCN Pakistan on Intranet (IUCN staff members
only):
Information
Resource Centre for IUCN Pakistan on Intranet: IUCN Pakistan’s
Information Resource Centre (IRC) has been made available on
the organizational intranet through the efforts of SDNP. The
database contains info on the rich collection (around 8000)
of technical and general publications present in the IUCN’s
IRC. The Online Resource Centre allows users to look through
the vast collection of material present in the IUCN IRC and
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