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Press release 09 May, 2011

Workshop on Guggul Tree Conservation

Karachi, May 10, 2011 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播)

香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, the International Union for Conservation of Nature in collaboration with the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) organised a workhop to discuss issues facing the Guggul Tree in particular and other species in general. Year 2011 has been marked as the Year of the Forests and this wokshop was a much-needed step towards knowledge sharing and management.

The workshop is one of it鈥檚 kind collaboration between 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 and FPCCI and would go a long way in forging partnerships with private sector for the conservation of Guggul tree and other threatened species in the country. The overall aim was to create awareness and understanding of the vital role that these trees play not just in securing the livelihoods of individual communities but in generating economic benefits for the country as a whole.

Guggul trees have several medicinal qualities like it鈥檚 gum extract is used in the treatment of a number of ailments, including obesity and disorders of lipid metabolism. Guggul trees prefer arid and semi-arid climate. It is a plant well suited to the sandy deserts and hilly areas and is found in arid regions of the Indian sub-continent, particularly in hot and dry areas. In Pakistan, it is found in the hilly areas of Jamshoro and Thar Desert (Sindh) especially near Nangarparker, District Tharparker, and Kirthar mountain range. It is also found in some areas of Punjab and Balochistan.聽 In the recent years experts have seen a sharp decline.

Mr. Gulzar Firoz, Chairman Standing Committee for Environemnt, FPCCI said FPCCI鈥檚 Standing Committee for Environment is one of the 107 Comittees which is actively pursuing the agenda of envrionment.

Dr. Kella Lekhraj, provincial coordinator Sustainable Land Mangement Project (SLMP) highlighted the threats faced by Guggul tree like droughts, over grazing, overexploitation due to unscientific resin tapping methods, termites and destruction of its habitat. In the recent years, it has become an endangered plant specie and for Tharparkar district of Sindh, it has been listed in 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 Red list as 鈥淒ata Deficient鈥.

Dr. Ashok Bakhtani of Thardeep giving the background of the region said, 鈥渢he community in these areas belong to the Kohli cast who have been deprived by the influential people from this altenative source of income. The poor community is even prohibited from grazing their animals in the areas. He stressed on sensitizing the community and giving them economic incentives. He said that putting a blank ban on cutting and grazing is not an ideal solution to this complex issue.

Secretary Forest and Wildlife, Mr. Mustaq Ali Memon suggested multipronged approach to save the Guggul tree likeGIS mapping of the sites with Guggul concentration, declaring the entire area protected, imposing section 144 and implementing it with district adminstration. He also suggested appointing eco-gaurds from the community.

Mr. Shah Muard Aliani, Country Representative 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Pakistan moderated the session and talked about finding alternate sources of income for the residents of the area and decreasing their dependency on Guggul tree. He enmphasized on 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 ideology as a knowledge-based organization which is willing to share and learn from other organizations.聽 At the end of the workshop, he proposed a sub-committee with partner organisations like Scope, SLMP, Forest department, Thardeep and other local organisations to forward an action plan to FPCCI. He also suggested that media should be taken on board to create awareness about this valuable asset. There were pertinent comments from Mr. Ghulam Qadir Shah, NRM Coordinator, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Pakistan who shared successful conservation stories from India.聽

Mr. M. Siddique Sheikh, Chairman, FPCCI鈥檚 Standing Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility said that today鈥檚 workshop would be the beginning of new avenues for organizations working on Guggul conservation. He promised continued support of FPCCI鈥檚 to save and conserve Guggul tree.

The session was well attended with participation from academia, NGOs and government departments,.

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Mr. Ghulam Qadir Shah


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