ID: 2124
Presenting Author: Hammad Saeed
Session: 686 - Climate Change Impact Assessment: Countering Misinformation with Science
Status: pending
The presentation highlights key outcomes of Pakistan's largest forestry and wildlife programme, focusing on biodiversity conservation, afforestation, and enhanced environmental resilience.
To strengthen environmental resilience and advance climate adaptation efforts. An independent monitoring and evaluation consortium—comprising IUCN, FAO, and WWF was established to oversee the Upscaling Green Pakistan Programme’s progress. This presentation highlights key findings from the monitoring and evaluation activities related to the Forestry and Wildlife components.
The programme aims to enhance climate resilience through large-scale afforestation, improved biodiversity conservation, and strengthened wildlife management systems. Within the Wildlife Component, conservation outcomes are pursued through better management of Protected Areas, zoo upgrades, habitat restoration, legal and policy reforms, and strengthened action against wildlife trafficking. It also promotes enhanced collaboration between provincial Wildlife Departments and academic institutions.
A flagship intervention, the Billion Tree Afforestation initiative in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, prioritised biodiversity conservation and contributed to achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets through restoration of natural ecosystems. Further, assessments of biodiversity across project sites, along with a dedicated mangroves study, demonstrated notable positive impacts.
Overall, this programme contributes significantly to achieving global climate adaptation and mitigation goals.
Mr Hammad Saeed, with 20 years at IUCN, specializes in Project Management, Program Communications, and Knowledge Management, bringing a diverse international background to his work.
Coauthor 1: Asim Jamal