biodiversity is not threatened.’
Humanity’s fate is tightly linked with biological diversity and biodiversity is essential for sustainable development and human wellbeing. This year’s theme reflects the importance of efforts made at all levels to establish a set of sustainable development goals. International Day for Biological Diversity gives an important message to every country to adopt environment friendly solutions keeping in view the existing threats to ecosystems. These solutions are extremely important as critical wildlife populations have declined due to increases in the anthropogenic activities.
According to Uzma Noureen, Coordinator, river Indus Dolphin Conservation Project, WWF-Pakistan, ‘Despite the global trends, an increase in the river Indus dolphin population is noted due to our partnerships with the Sindh Wildlife Department and the capacity building of local communities. Due to our conservation initiatives, the population of river Indus dolphins has increased from 1,200 in year 2001 to 1,452 in year 2011. Pakistan is home to the most spectacular biodiversity, such as snow leopards, common leopards, river Indus dolphins, marine cetaceans, turtles and hundreds of migratory birds and important plant species including hundreds of medicinal plants.
Some of our rich biodiversity is threatened by illegal wildlife trade. Smuggling of freshwater turtles, pangolins and black scorpions and increasing human-wildlife conflict are a growing concern. Increasing deforestation has contributed to increased threats to species such as the common leopard by destroying the natural prey base for the species and bringing settlements closer to the leopards.
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