ANNUAL REPORT 2020 - Panda
ANNUAL REPORT 2020
Editorial Board:Rab NawazSyeda Mehreen ShahzadOUR VISION6MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT8MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR GENERAL9BOARD MEMBERS10DONORS11WWF-PAKISTAN’S PROJECTS12President – Ahmer Bilal SoofiPresident Emeritus – Syed Babar AliVice President Emeritus – Brig. (R) Mukhtar AhmadDirector General / CEO – Hammad Naqi KhanHOW COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED US2350 YEARS OF NATURE CONSERVATION24FORESTS28Editorial Team:FOOD & MARKETS30Asma EzdiSana AhmedWILDLIFE34OCEANS36FRESHWATER38CLIMATE & ENERGY40ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS FRAMEWORK42PARTNERING WITH THE PANDA46COMMUNICATING FOR CONSERVATION52CORPORATE DONORS54FINANCIAL OVERVIEW56 WWF-Pakistan 2020All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be duplicated in any way without the priorwritten permission of the publisher.Assitant Editors:Hassan IftikharMirza Hassan ZiaDesigner: Maryam DurraniAll photos Nyal Mueenuddin / WWF-Pakistan unless credited otherwise.WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 2CONTENTSWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 3
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WWF came into being in Switzerland in 1961 and is the leading conservation organization in the world, with a global networkactive in over 100 countries. WWF-Pakistan was established in 1970 in order to address the growing environmental issuesfacing the country. It is now the leading conservation organization of Pakistan and amongst the largest national offices in theWWF Network. WWF-Pakistan works to enable the government, private sector and civil society as a whole to help ensure theconservation of unique ecological areas and to significantly impact the present state of the environment in the country.According to the most recent census conducted in 2017, Pakistan has a staggering population of over 207 million andfaces numerous economic, environmental and social challenges that are exacerbated by its rapidly increasing population.Urban challenges include pollution, overcrowding and urban sprawl, and vulnerability to extreme weather events while ruralcommunities face issues such as dependence on natural resources for their daily needs and livelihoods. A rapidly growingpopulation, poverty, and lack of education and awareness not only present development challenges, but also adversely impactthe environmental situation within the country, giving rise to concerns related to food, water, and energy security in addition toconservation issues.WWF-Pakistan continues to address these challenges through its mission – which is to stop the degradation of the planet’s naturalenvironment and to build a future where people and nature can thrive, by:Conserving theworld’s biologicaldiversityEnsuring that theuse of renewablenatural resources issustainablePromoting thereduction of pollutionand wastefulconsumptionTo maintain a living planet and secure clean water, food and energy for all, WWF has evolved its conservation priorities into sixGlobal Goals and three Drivers to enhance its impacts. Our greatest responsibility is to lead the way in conserving Pakistan’s richnatural diversity so that future generations can continue to benefit from them.WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 6WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 7
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT, AHMER BILAL SOOFIand their unrelenting efforts. I would also like toacknowledge the role of Hammad Naqi Khanin steering the organization on its trajectory ofsuccess.order presents unique opportunities to take ourmission forward. The growing market for nationaltourism paves the way for us to showcase thepossibilities of eco-tourism, which can play anPresident, WWF-Pakistanintegral role in ensuring we get back on track andI take this opportunity to appreciate the directionexpand tourism in Pakistan as it holds exponentialgiven by the Board Members with whom it haspotential to increase employment, improvebeen an honour to work. I extend a very warmlivelihoods and bolster the economy. It is for thiss we try to prevail through the pandemic,welcome to the new members including Zahidreason that I have personally taken up the task ofthere are clear warning signs that we mustMaker, a committed conservationist alreadyestablishing an eco-certification programme withconserve nature and protect our planetworking to restore ocean health; Sara Taher Khan, WWF to ensure the protection of these areas.better than we ever did before. It is now incumbent who brings years of experience and expertise inupon us to dedicate ourselves for the protectionthe media landscape; and Sabrina Dawood, who Over the course of fifty years, WWF-Pakistan hasof the natural world, so that as its custodians weably led The Dawood Foundation and inspiredworked on initiatives that have helped protectmay pass down to posterity a world that rightfullyhope and social change through education. I also areas of rich biodiversity, conserving uniquebelongs to them.pay tribute to those whose terms ended includingwildlife, promoting alternate energy options,Sheryar A. Buksh, Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq andproviding sustainable livelihoods, supportingI am proud to say that despite the manyNadeem Khalid. It is also an honour to haveincrease in forest cover, and saving marinechallenges COVID-19 forced upon us, WWFamongst us the newly appointed member to theecosystems. From one employee in 1970 to overPakistan has persevered and the mission ofUK House of Lords, Lord Aamer Sarfraz. It is300 employees fifty years later and countlessnature conservation continued. I realize andbecause of their commitment and unwaveringconservation successes in between, I am certainappreciate the importance of the hard work putsupport that WWF-Pakistan has reached newthat the next fifty years of WWF-Pakistan willin by our dedicated staff, from those workingheights. This year Board Members also contributed cement its role and importance in naturein the field to the teams who support them andto the organization’s relief efforts for communities conservation in the country. I can say with suretyensure that critical work can continue. This hasmost affected by COVID-19 and the subsequentthat WWF will continue to conserve nature inonly been possible because of the organization’snationwide lockdown.Pakistan, contributing towards a sustainable futurepassionate employees who possess the vigourfor our planet.and resolve to work for the future of our planet,Despite the challenges of the year, the new worldAWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 8The world has witnessed a change the likesof which have never been seen in recentmemory. The COVID-19 pandemic hasparalysed the world and forced us to redefine theway we live and adapt to the new normal. Theneed to mend our broken relationship with natureis more urgent than ever before as mankind’sover-exploitation of the natural world has led usto this juncture. The pandemic was a wake-upcall showing us that the rise of zoonotic diseaseswill continue with greater intensity if we do notmend our ways. We have to persevere, adaptand change in order to succeed not only in ourpersonal lives but how we work, how we view theenvironment, and how to collectively save ourplanet from humanity’s stamp of destruction.Pakistan is already more vulnerable to climatechange and it is apparent with cases like therecent rainfall in Karachi, locust attacks in Punjaband Sindh, scarcity of water and a greaterfrequency of natural disasters like floods anddroughts. One example we see is the increasingdemand for water as the population soars. Theseproblems need to be tackled and mitigatedimmediately. Concrete steps need to be taken interms of ratifying laws to protect the environmentthrough legislation. We must work towards habitatprotection, ensuring sustainable livelihoodsof communities to reduce their dependenceon nature and a whole lot more. Therefore,legislation should be enacted, and regulatory andpolicy frameworks should be enforced so thatmeasures are in place to protect the environmentfor future generations, by ensuring that Pakistanbecomes sustainable.With the pandemic taking centre stage, Pakistan’seconomy has borne the brunt of the lockdown,debilitating and impeding economic progresswith countless people losing their jobs andlivelihoods. A focus on sustainable livelihoodsand apt resource allocation is urgently neededas well as working to improve the health systemand strengthen all sectors to better deal with anyoutcomes. It is absolutely critical for us to notrepeat the same mistakes, short term solutions donot work.Despite the pandemic bringing everything to ahalt, we managed to persevere. WWF-Pakistancarried out relief efforts to help marginalizedcommunities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjaband Sindh during the lockdown. Our workon community water stewardship to replenishgroundwater resources in utilizing recharge wells,Rainwater Harvesting Systems (RHS) and FloatingTreatment Wetlands (FTWs) was initiated to tacklethe deteriorating quality of water and sinkinggroundwater table. Moreover, a pioneering studyon plastic waste was conducted to identify keystakeholders in the industry and understand theproblem of plastic waste. Commendable workhas been done to conserve mangroves and theirrehabilitation through afforestation in the IndusDelta in compliance with government departmentsand local communities to not only help theecosystem but also improve livelihoods of the localcommunities. Efforts to digitize fish stocks data andto improve fishery data mechanisms were made,which will bring significant improvements in thesector.A MESSAGE FROM OUR DIRECTOR GENERAL, HAMMAD NAQI KHANThe list of environmental issues facing the countryare neverending, which is why our work is moreimportant than ever before. We now stand atthe crossroad where we can make a differenceor feign ignorance. Let us take a stand and becustodians of nature to bring forth change. Thetime has never been more ripe, or more urgent.Director General, WWF-PakistanWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 9
BOARD MEMBERSSyed Babar AliPresident Emeritus, WWF-PakistanBrig. (Retired) Mukhtar AhmedVice President Emeritus, WWF-PakistanAhmer Bilal SoofiPresident, WWF-PakistanAhmer Bilal Soofi & Co.Attorneys, Solicitors & AdvocatesCh. Faisal Mushtaq - TIChief Executive OfficerRoots Millennium SchoolsIrshad A. AdamjeeManaging DirectorAdamjee GroupPacific Multi Products (Private) LimitedM. Faisal Iftikhar AliChief Executive OfficerDeep Blue Seafoods (Private) LimitedDONORSSyeda Henna Babar AliAdvisor Consumer Products DivisionPackages LimitedAamer A. SarfrazChief Executive OfficerIndus Basin HoldingDr Zeelaf MunirChief Executive OfficerEnglish Biscuit Manufacturers (Private) LimitedSyed Rizwan MehboobChair, Scientific CommitteeHassan Irfan KhanUnited Trademark & Patent ServicesAttorney at LawSara Taher KhanChief Executive OfficerFM91Hammad Naqi KhanDirector GeneralWWF-PakistanWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 10WWF NetworkWWF-FranceWWF-GermanyWWF-ItalyWWF InternationalWWF-SwedenWWF-USCorporate SectorCoca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCBPL)IKEA, SwedenLevi Strauss & Co, United StatesPepsiCo, PakistanSui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL)Tetra Pak (Pakistan) LimitedPublic SectorAsian Development Bank (ADB)Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) – Growth andInnovation Fund (GIF)European Union (EU)Germany’s Federal Ministry for EconomicCooperation and Development (BMZ)Government of Punjab, PakistanInternational Centre for Integrated MountainDevelopment (ICIMOD)International Labour Organisation (ILO)KfW Development BankOxfam GBShark Conservation Fund (formerly GlobalPartnership for Sharks and Rays)The Food and Agriculture Organization of theUnited Nations (FAO)The Global Environment Facility (GEF)The World BankUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP)United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO)Trusts, Foundations, and OthersLaudes Foundation (formerly C&A Foundation)Engro FoundationSnow Leopard FoundationThe Coca-Cola FoundationThe Hawk Conservancy TrustPangolin Crisis Fund, Wildlife ConservationNetworkWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 11
WWF-PAKISTAN’S PROJECTSNo.Project TitleDonor/DurationNo.Project TitleDonor/Duration1.Deployment of a Forest Health Calculator in Collaboration with theNational Agricultural Robotics Lab, LUMSWWF InternationalJune 2020 – September 20215.Basin Assessment Scenario Intervention Tool (BASIT) – Phase IILevi Strauss & CoOctober 2018 – June 20206.2.Feasibility Study for Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Support Project inKhyber PakhtunkhwaKfW Development BankJuly 2018 – July 2020Community Water Stewardship: Replenishing Groundwater Resourcesin LahorePepsiCo, PakistanJuly 2019 – July 20217.3.Integrated Watershed Management and Livelihood Improvement Projectin Selected Sub-catchments of Khanpur Dam – Phase IIIThe Coca-Cola FoundationNovember 2017 – December 2020Installation of Water Filtration Plants for Communities in Punjab andSindhCoca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited (CCBPL)June 2019 – May 20208.International Labour and Environmental Standards Application inPakistan’s SMEsEuropean Union, through International Labour Organisation (ILO)December 2016 – December 20229.Knowledge Partnership for Revitalizing the Ecosystem of Ravi River BasinAsian Development BankDecember 2017 – September 20194.Sustainable Management of Mangroves Ecosystem and EnhancingResilience of Communities in Indus Delta, Sindh, PakistanBMZ, through WWF-GermanyJanuary 2019 – December 2021FORESTSWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 12FRESHWATERWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 13
No.Project TitleDonor/DurationNo.Project TitleDonor/Duration10.Adopting Innovative Mechanization Technologies for Sustainable CottonProduction in PakistanIKEA through WWF-SwedenNovember 2017 – Ongoing16.Exploring Possibilities of Organic Seed Cotton Production in Pakistan –Phase IILaudes Foundation (Formerly known as C&A Foundation)March 2016 – September 201911.Advisory Consultancy to WWF-Turkey for Better Cotton ProjectBCI GIF, through WWF-TurkeyMarch 2018 – September 201917.Mapping of the Cotton Supply Chain at the Community LevelInternational Labour OrganizationDecember 2019 – March 202012.Agroforestry for Livelihood Improvement, Climate Change Mitigation,and Biodiversity Conservation in Selected Cotton Growing Areas ofPakistanIKEA through WWF-SwedenSeptember 2018 – December 202018.More Crop Per DropIKEA through WWF-SwedenSeptember 2017 - August 202019.13.Better Cotton Initiative – Growth & Innovation FundBetter Cotton Initiative – Growth & Innovation Fund (BCI GIF)April 2019 – March 2020Standardization of Post-Harvest (Boll to Bale) Processes to ImproveSocial, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability of Pakistan’s Cottonand Textile Sector in PunjabIKEA through WWF-SwedenSeptember 2017 – August 202014.Crop Residue Management – Improving Soil Health through CleanDisposal of Agriculture Residues with Tangible Economic BenefitsIKEA through WWF-SwedenSeptember 2018 – August 202020.Standardization of Post-Harvest (Boll to Bale) Processes to ImproveSocial, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability of Pakistan’s Cottonand Textile Sector in SindhIKEA through WWF-SwedenSeptember 2019 – August 202015.E-Smart Value Solutions for Cotton Value ChainIKEA; WWF-SwedenSeptember 2019 – August 202021.Strengthening Climate Resilient Cotton ProductionIKEA through WWF-SwedenSeptember 2017 – August 2020MARKETSWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 14MARKETSWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 15
No.Project TitleDonor/DurationNo.Project TitleDonor/Duration22.Assessing and Raising Awareness on Food Waste in Hotel Kitchensin PakistanWWF-USOctober 2018 – December 201928.Saving Pangolins in Pakistan by Enhancing Conservation Capacity andCommunity StewardshipPangolin Crisis Fund, Wildlife Conservation NetworkJune 2020 – May 202129.Study on Vulture Toxic Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)Government of PunjabJanuary 2019 – June 202030.Providing Services for Designing and Operationalizing Communitybased Surveillance, Developing Monitoring Tools for Wildlife CrimeInvestigation, Wildlife Crime Detection Strategy, Plan and PreventionMechanismSnow Leopard Foundation (SLF)September 2019 – April 202031.Technical Assistance in Survey, Telemetry Study and Translocation ofthe Indus Blind Dolphin of Indus River, under the Improvement andDevelopment of Chashma Barrage Wetland Biodiversity ProjectGovernment of PunjabMay 2019 – June 202032.Understanding our Asian River Dolphins through Adapted TagsWWF InternationalApril 2020 – March 2021FOOD23Conservation of Snow Leopard and its Prey Base in Misgar Valley, GilgitBaltistan, through the Piloting of Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool(SMART) Approach for Effective Monitoring and Law EnforcementWWF FranceMarch 2018 - December 201924.Development of Management Plan and Implementation Strategy ofNamal LakeGovernment of PunjabJanuary 2020 – June 202025.Ecological Baseline Survey of Tanda Irrigation Distribution SystemAsian Development BankMarch 2020 – February 202126.Gyps Vulture Restoration ProjectThe Hawk Conservancy TrustJuly 2019 – June 202427.National Strategy for Application of Safe Approach System and SMARTfor Effective Management of Human Wildlife ConflictWWF ItalyDecember 2018 - November 2019WILDLIFEWILDLIFE Nyal Mueenuddin / WWF-PakistanWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 16WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 17
No.Project TitleDonor/DurationNo.Project TitleDonor/Duration33.Emergency Response for Coastal Communities Impacted by CycloneVayuWWF-GermanyJune 2019 – August 201938.Agro-Waste Community Enterprise for Provision of Alternate Energy forHouseholds and Small Businesses (AWARE) – Phase IISui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL)July 2019 – September 202034.Reducing Shark and Ray Mortality in Pakistan – Phase IIShark Conservation Fund (formerly known as GlobalPartnership for Sharks and Rays)May 2018 – December 201939.Baseline Assessment of Current Scenario of Plastic Waste ManagementIslamabad Capital Territory and Ayubia National ParkUNESCOSeptember 2019 - December 201940.Green Office Programme35.Sustainable Fisheries Entrepreneurship in Pakistan – Phase IIEngro FoundationMay 2019 – December 2021National and International CorporatesOngoing41.36.Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservationin the Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) – Reducing By-catch inthe Indian OceanGEF and FAO, through WWF-USOctober 2014 – September 2019Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Partnership: Climate ActionEnhancement Package (CAEP)World Resources Institute through WWF-GermanyMarch 2020 – December 202042.Tackling Pakistan’s Plastic PollutionThe Coca-Cola FoundationDecember 2018 – January 2020Transforming the Food System to Eradicate Hunger and Fight Inequality– PakistanOxfam GBNovember 2019 – December 202043.Study to Determine the Percentage of Used Beverage Cartons in theMixed Waste Paper StreamTetra Pak (Pakistan) LimitedAugust 2019 – December 201937.OCEANSWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 18CLIMATE AND ENERGYWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 19
No.Project TitleDonor/Duration44.Agriculture, Water, Energy, and Hazard Management in the Upper IndusBasin for Improved Livelihoods – Phase IIIInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)January 2019 – April 202045.Economic Valuation of High Altitude Nature-based Tourism in GilgitBaltistan, PakistanSouth Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics(SANDEE), ICIMODJune 2020 – May 2022Harmonize Conservation with Sustainable Development in HindukushKarakoram Pamir Landscape in Pakistan – Phase IIICIMODDecember 2019 – January 202147.Improvement of Central Karakoram National Park Management Systemas a Model for Mountain Ecosystems in Northern Pakistan: AssessingClimate Change Impacts and Introducing Adaptation Measures andSustainable Livelihood Options – Phases IIUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP), PakistanApril 2019 – December 201948.Indus Ecoregion Communities’ Livelihoods ProjectThe World BankSeptember 2016 – August 201949.Sustainable Infrastructure and Greening the Belt and Road InitiativeWWF InternationalJuly 2019 – June 202046.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAND LIVELIHOODSWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 20WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 21
HOW COVID-19 HASIMPACTED USIn recent decades, people have increasingly encroached upon the natural world, resulting in escalatinglevels of contact between humans, livestock and wildlife. As a result, the frequency and number of newzoonotic diseases, originating in animals and transmitted to people, has risen drastically over the lastcentury. Every year, around three to four new zoonotic diseases are emerging. The cost of such diseaseshas revealed itself in terrible ways during the current COVID-19 pandemic: from the mounting loss of lifeand untold suffering of families to the global economic shock that’s destroying jobs and livelihoods. Thelonger the crisis continues, the greater the threat will be to global peace, security and stability. Yet, thereis a real opportunity in the midst of this tragedy to heal our relationship with nature and mitigate the riskof future pandemics.The COVID-19 crisis exemplifies the devastating costs of global pandemics. Between December 2019and May 2020, over 370,000 people died from COVID-19 related causes in more than 200 countries,which is just under three times the number of people killed by armed conflict and terrorism every year.The economic impact has been estimated at between US 2.4 and US 8.8 trillion in lost output, whichis almost three times the GDP of the UK. Almost half of the world’s workforce is at risk of losing theirlivelihoods, with the social and economic effects disproportionately affecting already marginalizedgroups, including women and indigenous communities.Pakistan’s economy was already going through macroeconomic stabilization and the COVID-19pandemic is estimated to cost Pakistan’s economy around USD 5 billion and contract the GDP by atleast 1.57 per cent while triggering at least 946,000 job losses. The country, with a population of over200 million, already ranks below the world average on most human development indicators, and thesocioeconomic repercussions of the pandemic is having further detrimental impacts. Since 64 per cent ofPakistan’s population is under the age of 30, the nationwide lockdown and the disruption of movementand supply chains will disproportionately affect young people, especially those living in rural and periurban regions. The livelihoods of poor and vulnerable communities, in particular, most of whom areself-employed daily wage earners or employees of the informal sector and MSMEs are impacted themost. The lockdowns and the subsequent fall in the GDP could lead to unemployment of over 5 millionWWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 22workers. This will raise the national unemployment rate to the unprecedented level of 14%, pushingmore people below the poverty line. Communities at risk from the food security and livelihood impactsof COVID-19 may shift to unsustainable practices such as illegal wildlife trade, poaching, overfishing,and increased deforestation for fuelwood and timber. The next few months are critical to saving not onlylivelihoods but decades of conservation gains.The COVID-19 crisis demonstrates that systemic changes must be made to address the environmentaldrivers of pandemics. It has shown that whether tackling environmental issues or health crises, solutionsmust recognize the deep interconnectedness of different systems. Consequently, an unparalleledopportunity now exists to work together to address the unsustainable pressures that are being placed on theenvironment. Now is the time for transformative action to protect natural ecosystems in order to reduce therisk of future pandemics and build towards nature positive, carbon neutral, sustainable and just societies.A collective response to the crisis must protect nature by: Governments commit to a New Deal for Nature & People to deliver credible action that halts and startsto reverse the loss of biodiversity, putting nature on a path to recovery by 2030 for the benefit of allpeople and the planet Stopping illegal, unregulated and high-risk wildlife trade and consumption, and enforcing hygienic andsafe practices across markets and restaurants Stopping land conversion, deforestation and fragmentation across natural ecosystems, while sustainablyfeeding a growing global population Building a new relationship between people and nature through a sustainable and just economicrecovery.WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 23
Originally established as thePakistan Wildlife Appeal, theorganization’s name waschanged in 1986 to the WorldWide Fund for Nature,known as WWF.OF NATURECONSERVATIONIN PAKISTANEstablished by the visionary philanthropist and businessman, Syed Babar Ali, WWFcame into being in Pakistan in 1970. Originally called the Pakistan Wildlife Appeal, theorganization started as a one-room operation with a focus on research and now has apresence in more than 30 cities with offices nationwide and over 350 employees.Countless conservation successes and milestones were achieved in the journey ofprotecting nature in Pakistan in these five decades.WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 24Eminent ornithologist,ZB Mirza was thefirst employee ofWWF-Pakistan.Syed Babar Ali was thefirst President of the Board ofGovernors and is currently thePresident Emeritus. He was alsothe President of WWF Internationalfrom 1996 to 1999 succeedingPrince Philip, the Duke ofEdinburgh.The black buck was reintroduced in LalSuhanra National Park in 1973, with thesupport of the WWF Network and fundsraised by students in the Netherlands forthe construction of large enclosures.WWF-Pakistan’s quarterlymagazine, Natura was firstpublished in 1976 and is stillin print.In 1994 WWF’sInternational NetworkAnnual Conference was heldin Lahore, Pakistan and wasattended by HRH Prince Phillip.The same year WWF-Pakistanreceived the status of NationalOrganization.In 1989 Pakistan Post issuedWWF commemorative stamps ofthe Himalayan black bear.WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 25
The first national-level Indus RiverThe GIS Conservation Lab was firstestablished in WWF-Pakistan in 1996and was founded by Richard Garstang,Conservation Advisor to WWF-Pakistan.The environmental spellingcompetition, Spellathon, was firstlaunched as a pilot project in 1997and has now grown exponentially, withannual outreach to over 150,000students today.The first scientific expedition to the highestbiologically active wetland of QurumbarLake was led by Richard Garstang aspart of the Pakistan Wetlands Programmein 2000. Pakistan’s first NationalWetlands Policy was developed byWWF as part of the Pakistan WetlandsProgramme.WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 26dolphin survey was conducted in2001, which counted 1,100 dolphinsonly. The surveys are regularlyconducted every five years, the latestbeing in the year 2017 where almost2,000 dolphins were counted.A special dolphin ambulancerescues stranded Indus Riverdolphins from canals during thelow flow season, translocating themback into the main river. To date,150 dolphins have been rescued.In 2004, WWF-Pakistan launched theGyps Vulture Restoration Projectwith the objective to conserve a viablepopulation of the white-backed vulture.Under the project, the Changa MangaVulture Conservation Centre wasestablished, which houses a specialvulture aviary that hosts some of thelast breeding pairs of the Gyps vulturepopulation in Pakistan. The dedicatedconservation centre became fullyoperational in 2007.The New Murree project, initiatedin 2005, was declared illegal anddevelopment stopped in 2009 followinglegal action taken by civil societyorganizations including WWF-Pakistan. Theproject would have resulted in the cuttingor uprooting of hundreds of thousands ofconiferous trees to build the resort, severelyimpacting the Murree forest, and theenvironment and watershed of Simly andRawal Dams, which are the main sourcesof water for the people of Islamabad andRawalpindi.In 2009, WWF-Pakistan along withthe Ministry of Environment, SindhForest Department and the IUCN seta Guinness World Record by planting541,176 young mangrove trees with300 volunteers from the local fishercommunities in a single day in KetiBunder, Sindh.The first ever bale of BetterCotton was produced in 2010 inPakistan.Under the Pakistan WetlandsProgramme, WWF-Pakistandocumented a total of 239 wetlandsand completed the assessment ofover 78 wetlands, assisting in thedeclaration of four national parks (twoin KP, one in GB and one in AJK) basedon their wetlands, ecosystems andassociated biodiversity.WWF-Pakistan’s conservation team firstradio collared a common leopardin Ayubia National Park in 2013. Theleopard was tracked for two years toget scientific information related to itshome range and territorial behaviourin order to take measures for the longterm conservation of this species in itsnatural habitat.Allahyar and the Legendof Markhor, the Pakistanianimated film released in 2018was the first of its kind to havea nature conservation theme.It was WWF-Pakistan’s first filmcollaboration.Under a WWF projectinitiated in Balochistan,Pakistan produced itsfirst bale of certifiedorganic cotton in2019.WWF-Pakistan has a networkof seven conservationinformation centres invarious ecological zones acrossthe country. The centres aim toimpart knowledge about thearea’s natural resources and arelocated in Sandspit Beach, Karachi;Keenjhar Lake, Thatta; ChotiariWetlands Complex, Sanghar;Jiwani, Balochistan; Taunsa, TaunsaBarrage; Khabbeki Lake, SoanValley; and Gilgit.WWF-Pakistan initiated the firstcomprehensive project to combatillegal wildlife trade in the country,which led to the drafting of aNational Plan of Action to tacklewildlife crimes.WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 27
With only 5.7 % of totalland area under forestcover and a deforestationrate of 2 % per year, oneof the highest in Asia,Pakistan is a forest poorcountry.
WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 6 WWF-Pakistan Annual Report 2020 / 7 WWF came into being in Switzerland in 1961 and is the leading conservation organization in the world, with a global network active in over 100 countries. WWF-Pakistan was established in 1970 in order to add
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