Acknowledgements 5 Glossary 6 List of Tables 8 List of Figures 9 List of Boxes 10 Pakistan Fact Sheet 11 Executive Summary 12

Acknowledgements

The First National Report on the Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity has finally been completed with the help of a number of resource persons and LEAD family members. LEAD-Pakistan thanks all involved in every stage of the process for their time, valuable comments and suggestions. The report can be termed a success because experts from all over Pakistan contributed, came together on one platform and attended the workshop held to review the draft from September 21-22 1999. This report has incorporated new research in the form of case studies and has facilitated the initiation of new research.

LEAD-Pakistan would like to thank Syed Mahmood Nasir the principal author and co-ordinator of the report. We would also like to appreciate the contributions from Dr. Faiz-ul-Bari, Dr. Rubina Rafiq, Dr. Anwar Nasim, Dr. S.M. Saifullah, Dr. Nasim Akhter, Dr. Zahoor Ahmad, Dr. Abdul Aleem Chaudhry, Dr. Rashid Anwar and Mr. Kalimullah Shirazi.
We are grateful to the following for their contributions to the report: Dr. Aslam Malik, Dr. Surraya Khatoon, Dr. Nazir Bhatti, Mr. Umeed Khalid, Dr. A. Ikram Mohiuddin, Mr. Azhar Qureshi, Dr. Mohammad Shoib Saleem, Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Dr. Malik Mohammad Khan, Mr. Riaz ul Hassan, Mr. Javed Kauser, Mr. Rana Shabbir, and Dr. Rafiq Bhatti.
Thank you to the experts who contributed case studies: Mr. Tahir Rasheed, Mr. Naeem Ashraf Raja, Dr. Fehmida Firdous, Ms. Mehjabeen Abidi, Syed Mahmood Nasir, Mr. Javed Kauser, Mr. Vaqar Zakaria, Ms. Fauzia Bilqis Malik, Mr. Ghulam Ali Awan, Mr. Nasir Ali Panhwar.
LEAD-Pakistan is also grateful to the following for their valuable comments and suggestions for the improvement and comprehensiveness of the report: Brigadier Mukhtar Ahmed, Dr. S. Azhar Hasan, Dr. H.U. Hasnain, Dr. Muhammad Anwar, Syed Ali Ghalib, Dr, Muhammad Afzal, Dr. M.N. Bhatti, Dr. Muhammad Aslam Malik, Ms. Helga Ahmed, Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed, Dr. M. Irfan Khan, and Dr. Amin-ul-Haq Khan.
Thank you to the LEAD team comprised of: Dr. Abid Aman Burki, Syed Mahmood Nasir, Ms. Sarah Javeed, Ms. Mahparah Raza, Mr. Mosharraf Zaidi, Mr. Salman Hasan, and Ms. Saima Zaman. We would also like to thank Ms. Omayma Khan for her review of the report.
Finally, we are especially thankful to the Ministry for their co-operation in this regard, especially Mahboob Elahi, Dr Maqsood Anwar and Kalimullah Shirazi, for their review, valuable comments and co-operation.

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

National Program Director

LEAD-Pakistan

Glossary

AEARC	Atomic Energy Agriculture Research Centre
AFIP:	Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
AFP	Adventure Foundation, Pakistan
AUM	Animal Unit Month
BAP	Biodiversity Action Plan
CBD	Convention on Biological Diversity
CEMB:	Centre of Excellence in Molecular Biology University of the Punjab
CCD	Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought
CGIAR	Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CIDA	Canadian International development Agency
CIS	Commonwealth of Independent States
CHM	Clearing House Mechanism
CITES	Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CMS	Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
COP	Conference of Parties
CRI	Cotton Research Institute, Multan
DANIDA	Danish International Development Assistance
EEZ	Exclusive Economic Zone
FCCC	Framework Convention on Climate Change
EPA	Environmental Protection Agency
GATT	General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GMO	Genetically Modified Organism
GoP	Government of Pakistan
GTZ	German Agency for Technical Co-operation
HEJ	Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi
HFIP	Houbara Foundation International Pakistan
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency
IARC	International Agricultural Research Council
IBPGRI	International Biotechnology and Plant Genetic Resources Institute
IPM	Integrated Pest Management
IPR	Intellectual Property Rights
IUCN	The World Conservation Union
LEAD	Leadership for Environment and Development
LES	Livestock Experiment Station
MAF	Million Acre Feet
MELGRD	Ministry of Environment, Local Government, and Rural Development
MNVD	Main Nara Valley Drain
NARC	National Agricultural Research Centre
NCCW	National Council for the Conservation of Wildlife
NCS	National Conservation Strategy
NIAB:	Nuclear Institute of Agriculture and Biology
NIBGE	National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
NIH	National Institute of Health
NORAD	The Norwegian Agency for Development Co-operation
NWMC	National Wetland Management Committee
NWFP	North Western Frontier Province
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PAAS	Pakistan Association of Advancement of Science
PAEC	Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
PARC	Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
PCDP	Palas Conservation Development Project
PCSIR	Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
PFI	Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar
PFRI	Punjab Forestry Research Institute, Gatwala Faisalabad
PGRI	Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Islamabad
PIC	Prior Informed Consent
PINSTECH	Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad
PMNH	Pakistan Museum of Natural History
PSF	Pakistan science Foundation
QAU	Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad
RBOD	Right Bank Out fall Drain
SBSTTA	Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Advice
SPVC	Sindh Poultry Vaccine Centre, Karachi
TDA	Thall Development Authority
TRIPS	Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
UPOV	International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
VRI	Veterinary Research Institute, Lahore
WFP	World Food Programme
WHC	World Heritage Convention
WWF	World Wide Fund for Nature

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