Climate Change Ministry launches wildlife surveys for first country-specific red data book
ISLAMABAD:While the Ministry of Climate Change) recognizes the unprecedented threats to the country’s biodiversity, efforts are being taken to address the threats as a part of the present government’s efforts for reinvigorating the ailing biodiversity sector and ecosystem restoration under the Ten Billion Tree Tsunami Programme, according to a press statement issued here on Sunday.
“An ambitious initiative has already been launched to develop first ever National Red Data Book on Mammals of Pakistan, which would provide overview of the status of various mammal species present in the country based on population estimates,” said Muhammad Saleem, media spokesperson of the climate change ministry.
Pakistan is rich in biodiversity, particularly in the arid and semi-arid regions which cover...