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December, 2003
WWF –
P Shows Concern over Establishment
of Waste to Energy Plants
L ahore, Pakistan – WWF –
Pakistan expresses a sense of alarm
on City District Government Lahore’s
(CDGL) efforts to install two Waste-To-Energy
plants in Lahore to dispose off
municipal solid waste in collaboration
with a Chinese and American company.
Installation of burn technology
Waste To Energy projects in Lahore
is surprising at a time when world
over it has become outdated. This
is a classic case of dumping dirty
technology in the developing country
like Pakistan.
WWF
– P’s joint promotion
with Chen One.
WWF – P will launch a fundraising
activity in the coming week in the
form of a display stall at Chen
One, one of the country’s
leading chain stores. This fundraising
-cum- awareness raising activity
will continue until the final days
of Ramadan.
8th October 2003
WWF –
P Announces New President
Lahore: Altaf M Saleem was unanimously
elected yesterday as the new president
of WWF – P, during a meeting
of Board members of WWF. He will
commence his term for a period of
three years. The Board of WWF –
P along with staff bid farewell
to outgoing president, Brig (Retd)
Mukhtar Ahmed, in a ceremony held
at the residence of Syed Babar Ali,
President Emeritus, WWF –
P, to mark the end of his three
presidency terms from 1994 to 2003.
Oil
Spill Catastrophe
A major environmental disaster is
in the offing as the single hull
Greek registered oil tanker MT Tasman
Spirit leaks off the coastal belt
of Karachi.
May 18,2003
Great
Sea Turtle Adventure
The night of 18th May 2003 was dark,
even though the stars were out and
shone silkily in the sky. Babar Hussain,
WWF – Pakistan’s Turtle
Conservation Officer was out on one
of his nightly rounds of Sandspit
Beach in Karachi. He walked the whole
length of the beach, then, towards
dawn, turned inwards into the backwaters
mudflat.
June 25th,2003
Famous
Singer Visits WWF - Pakistan
June 25th 2003: The renowned Pakistani
singer, Junaid Jamshed, recently visited
WWF - Pakistan Head Office. This visit
was related to his recent interest
in the role of conservation in Islam.
"A good Muslim should actively
participate in protecting the beauty
of nature, by strongly condemning
its destruction", remarked Junaid
Jamshed with firm conviction. He backed
his arguments with sound Islamic reasoning
and Hadiths by saying, "Planting
trees is Sadqa Jaaria."
29th April,2003
Jawad Ahmad Becomes WWF - P's Newest
Goodwill Ambassador
29th April,2003:Famous singer Jawad
Ahmad has become WWF - Pakistan's
new Goodwill Ambassador. On a visit
to WWF - P Head Office, he vowed to
provide support to WWF - Pakistan
in raising environmental awareness.
2nd Feb,2003
WWF - Pakistan
announces 3 New Wetlands Sites
2nd Feb,2003:
Each year on 2nd February, World Wetlands
Day is celebrated around the world
to educate the masses in the growing
concern over depletion of wetlands.
In context of the celebration of 2003
as the International Year of Freshwater
by UN, Pakistan has identified three
new wetlands sites of international
importance. The three new added wetlands
sites are Indus Delta (472,800 ha),
Rann of Kutch (566,375 ha) and Deh
Akro (20,500 ha) situated in the province
of Sindh. These sites gain importance
due to their unique biodiversity and
habitat provision to a variety of
species. Pakistan now has a total
of 19 Ramsar sites.
7th Jan,2003
Abdul
Latif gets WWF – Pakistan Conservation
Award
The Syed Asad Ali Conservation Award
2003 was presented to Abdul Latif,
of the remote village of Pekhonakar,
District Abottabad. The award was
presented to him in recognition of
his ceaseless efforts in safeguarding
guzara forests and conserving the
wildlife and flora of the region.
After 40 years of hard work and struggle,
400 kanals of forest now comprise
naturally growing flora. This forest
is an important habitat for wildlife
and birds.
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