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The Federal Ministry of Environment’sThe Federal Ministry of Environment sPakistan Wetlands ProgrammePakistan Wetlands Programme

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An Overview An Overview prepared for

LEADIslamabad

Monday, March 29th, 2010

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Rationale and design Pakistan Wetlands Menu for Interactive PresentationMenu for Interactive Presentation

Rationale and design Pakistan Wetlands Programme.Detail as required the individual PWP Outputs and Detail, as required, the individual PWP Outputs and progress made

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What is a Wetland?What is a Wetland?A wetland is an area of land consisting of soil that is, at least part of the time, saturated with moisture, p , ,such as a swamp, marsh, or bog.As defined in terms of physical geography a As defined in terms of physical geography, a wetland is an environment at the interface between truly terrestrial ecosystems and aquatic systems truly terrestrial ecosystems and aquatic systems making them inherently different from each other yet highly dependent on bothhighly dependent on bothWetlands are ecotones that often host considerable biodiversity and numbers of unique species biodiversity and numbers of unique species.

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The Convention on Wetlands signed in The Convention on Wetlands, signed in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971, is an inter-governmental treaty that provides a governmental treaty that provides a framework for national action and

international cooperation for the conservation and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.

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The Ramsar Convention’sThe Ramsar Convention s Definition of Wetlands

Wetlands are areas of marsh fen Wetlands are areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or

artificial permanent or temporary with water that artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low areas of marine water the depth of which, at low tide, does not exceed six metres.

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Slide # 9 of 62 Chitral River, NWFPChitral River, NWFPChitral River, NWFPChitral River, NWFPChitral River, NWFPChitral River, NWFP

Slide # 10 of 62Upper Neelum River, KashmirUpper Neelum River, Kashmir

Baroghil Valley, NWFPBaroghil Valley, NWFP

Deosai Plains, NADeosai Plains, NA

Sheosar Lake, NASheosar Lake, NA

Pasni, BalochistanPasni, Balochistan

Slide # 15 of 62Lower Indus River, SindhLower Indus River, Sindh

Slide # 16 of 62 Taunsa, PunjabTaunsa, Punjab

Astola Island, BalochistanAstola Island, Balochistan

M th 225More than 225significant natural wetlands in Pakistanwetlands in Pakistan

All wetlands used, at least seasonally, by people

Programme’s Vital StatisticsProgramme’s Vital Statistics

Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entire Pakistan Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Seven yearsProjected investment . . .$12.192 million

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Principal Implementing Partners:Principal Implementing Partners:

Global Environment Facility (GEF).GEF Implementing Agency: UNDP Pakistan.p g g yGEF Implementing Partner: Federal Government of Pakistan (MoE).( )Project Implementing Agency: WWF-Pakistan.


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Major Funding PartnersMajor Funding Partners

GEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3.3 million UNDP – Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.8 millionWWF Network $1 2 millionWWF – Network . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.2 millionEmbassy of the Kingdoms of Netherlands . . . . . $4 0 million. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4.0 million

PPAF and Other agencies . . . . .$2.0 million


Some key features of the Planning PhaseSome key features of the Planning Phase

Adopted the Ramsar Convention’s international definition of Wetlands

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definition of Wetlands.Utilised the Ramsar Convention’s standards for the identification of globally important wetlands.g y pSet up a Pakistan Wetlands GIS and utilised the data dictionary of the Asia Wetlands Inventory.F ll d t l lt ti i j t Followed a strongly consultative process in project formulation, effectively sidestepping provincialism.

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Wh t h th W tl d PWh t h th W tl d PWhat has the Wetlands Programme What has the Wetlands Programme undertaken to do?undertaken to do?

. . . to conserve globally significant . . . to conserve globally significant g y gg y gwetlands wetlands biodiversitybiodiversity in Pakistan in Pakistan

while alleviating poverty.while alleviating poverty.


How does the Wetlands Programme How does the Wetlands Programme l t hi thi bj ti ?l t hi thi bj ti ?plan to achieve this objective?plan to achieve this objective?

1. Create and maintain an enabling environment for effective and sustainable conservation of natural

tl d t f d l i i l/t it i l d l l wetlands at federal, provincial/territorial and local levels.

2. Implement sustainable wetlands conservation at four representative sites that will serve as replicable representative sites that will serve as replicable models for subsequent nationwide wetlands conservation initiatives.

Uchhali Lake, Salt RangeUchhali Lake, Salt Range

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2(a). Nationwide Wetlands Assessments 2(a). Nationwide Wetlands Assessments

National Wetlands Environmental Assessment Programme ($480K).

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2(a) Completed Wetlands Assessments2(a) Completed Wetlands Assessments2(a). Completed Wetlands Assessments 2(a). Completed Wetlands Assessments • Baseline Evaluation of 26 sites.

C h i f I d D l hi• Comprehensive census of Indus Dolphin.• Coral and Cetacean Survey of Makran Coast.• Waterfowl Survey of Mangla Dam.Waterfowl Survey of Mangla Dam.• Dolphin migration and tracking evaluations.• Alpine valley-bottom lake formation and outburst

process.• Environmental Impact Assessment of Shandur Polo

Tournament.

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2( ) C l t d W tl d A t2( ) C l t d W tl d A t2(a). Completed Wetlands Assessments2(a). Completed Wetlands AssessmentsBaseline Evaluation of Taunsa Wildlife Sanctuary.C h i E l ti f I d D l hi *Comprehensive Evaluation of Indus Dolphin*.Coral an Cetacean Survey of Makran Coast*.Waterfowl Survey of Mangla DamWaterfowl Survey of Mangla Dam.Dolphin migration and tracking evaluations.Alpine valley-bottom lake formation and outburst process.p y pEnvironmental Impact Assessment of Shandur Polo Tournament.

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ProgressSummary

HighlightsHigh Density Dolphin Population.Opportunities for community-based eco tourism ventureseco-tourism ventures.Non-functional fish laddersladders.Unsustainable fishing south of Taunsa.

Surveys

27 Species of hard and Soft Corals.27 Species of hard and Soft Corals.74 varieties of coral reef fish74 varieties of coral reef fish74 varieties of coral reef fish.74 varieties of coral reef fish.Coral off northern shore of Astola Island.Coral off northern shore of Astola Island.Potential for communityPotential for community--based ecobased eco--tourism.tourism.

Astola Island, Balochistan



Location of the Coral ReefLocation of the Coral Reef


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2 (b). Comprehensive GIS Database2 (b). Comprehensive GIS Database

Development of an interactive inventory of Pakistan’s Wetlands in the form of a GIS Database ($300K + Equipment).q p )Installation and operation of the Wetlands GIS Lab at the NCCW. Installation of copies of the Wetlands GIS in the Head Installation of copies of the Wetlands GIS in the Head Quarters of each of the Government Partner Agencies.


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2 (b). Progress with GIS Database and 2 (b). Progress with GIS Database and ( ) g( ) gNCCW GIS LabNCCW GIS Lab

Contract awarded and first three installments paid.pDesign concept complete and approved.Field access to Google Earth images enabled*.Preliminary DEMs under development.First resource maps printed for fieldwork*.NCCW GIS Lab commissionedNCCW GIS Lab commissioned.Staff of Partner Agencies trained.

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ProgressSummary

Slide # 38 of 62Rawal LakeRawal LakeContinue

Slide # 39 of 62Deh Akro LakesDeh Akro LakesContinue

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Kinjhar Lake

Haleji Lake

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Slide # 41 of 62Ghazi GhatGhazi GhatContinue

Slide # 42 of 62Taunsa Wildlife SanctuaryTaunsa Wildlife SanctuaryDetailed

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3. National Wetlands Conservation Policy3. National Wetlands Conservation Policy

Policy Framework and Strategic Plan ($255K).$Policy Adoption and Implementation ($110K).

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3. Progress with National Wetlands 3. Progress with National Wetlands Conservation PolicyConservation Policyyy

Advanced discussions concluded with IUCN.PSC Approval for single-sourcing of IUCN received.pp g gMinisterial Approval for contracting IUCN.Contract awarded to IUCNContract awarded to IUCNDevelopmental work initiated including consultations at Demonstration Sites

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consultations at Demonstration Sites ProgressSummary

4 T i i d C it4 T i i d C it b ildib ildi4. Training and Capacity4. Training and Capacity--buildingbuildingIntroduction of Post Graduate University Course y($100K).Bureaucrat Training Courses ($104K).Bureaucrat Training Courses ($104K).Military Training Courses ($40K).Directorate Level Technical Courses ($60K)Directorate Level Technical Courses ($60K).Professional Field Staff Courses ($130K) . . .


4 T i i d C it4 T i i d C it b ildib ildiNon-professional Field Staff Proficiency Courses

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($56K).Community-based Conservation Courses ($95K).Community based Conservation Courses ($95K).International In-service Training Courses ($396K)($396K).


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4 Progress with Training and Capacity4 Progress with Training and Capacity--buildingbuildingTraining of trainers’ short courses by Wageningen in Holland Malaysia and Turkey

4. Progress with Training and Capacity4. Progress with Training and Capacity buildingbuilding

Wageningen in Holland, Malaysia and Turkey.Turtle satellite telemetry course in Abu Dhabi.Basic GPS receiver user’s course in IslamabadBasic GPS receiver user s course in IslamabadPrimer course for Hydrolab Multi-probe analyser in Islamabadin Islamabad.Advanced off-road driving course in the field.Turtle satellite telemetry course in Karachi

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Turtle satellite telemetry course in Karachi.Continue

4 Progress with Training and Capacity4 Progress with Training and Capacity--buildingbuildingPrimer course in boat handling at Taunsa and Guddu Barrages

4. Progress with Training and Capacity4. Progress with Training and Capacity buildingbuilding

Barrages.Wetlands Training Needs Assessment.Delivery of 31 professional and technical courses Delivery of 31 professional and technical courses. totalling over 146 days of training to 1,108 trainees. Evaluation of international training courses on offerEvaluation of international training courses on offer.Formation of Academic Advisory Committee.Preparation of a Wetlands Management Manual

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Preparation of a Wetlands Management Manual.ProgressSummary

5 Nation5 Nation wide Awareness and Advocacywide Awareness and Advocacy5. Nation5. Nation--wide Awareness and Advocacy wide Awareness and Advocacy CampaignCampaign

Nation-wide Public Opinion Surveys ($60K).Communications and Awareness Strategy ($30K).Communications and Awareness Strategy ($30K).Wetlands Computer Network ($20K).P i S h l P ($142K)Primary Schools Programme ($142K).Religious Leaders Programme ($30K) . . .


5 Nation5 Nation wide Awareness and Advocacywide Awareness and Advocacy5. Nation5. Nation--wide Awareness and Advocacy wide Awareness and Advocacy CampaignCampaign

Mass Media Programme ($140K).Waterfowl Sports Hunters Programme ($30K).Waterfowl Sports Hunters Programme ($30K).River Dolphin Awareness Programme ($40K).W tl d W b it ($193K)Wetlands Website ($193K).Information Centre Exhibition ($180K).


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5. Progress with Nation5. Progress with Nation--wide Awareness andwide Awareness and

Full page newspaper supplements on wetlands

5. Progress with Nation5. Progress with Nation wide Awareness and wide Awareness and Advocacy CampaignAdvocacy Campaign

u page e spape supp e e s o e a dsand 13 issues of monthly Wet Notes newsletter published*.Wetlands Website launched an maintained and Web Portal designed and commissioned.Prototype information centre exhibits developed in Prototype information centre exhibits developed in conjunction with WWF.Nation-wide Public Opinion Surveys conducted by

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Nation-wide Public Opinion Surveys conducted by Gallup (Pakistan).

5. Progress with Nation5. Progress with Nation--wide Awareness andwide Awareness and

Range of 19 posters on issues such as crane

5. Progress with Nation5. Progress with Nation wide Awareness and wide Awareness and Advocacy CampaignAdvocacy Campaign

Range of 19 posters on issues such as crane. conservation and sustainable fishing*.Wetlands Programme Brochure published.g pSeries of International Environmental Day Programmes presented.Series of Wetlands Carnivals for children held. Comprehensive support for awareness-building i iti ti i D t ti Sit

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initiatives in Demonstration Sites.ProgressSummary

6. Financial Sustainability and Fundraising 6. Financial Sustainability and Fundraising CampaignCampaignp gp g

Needs Assessments ($30K).Str ct red Long term Campaign ($65K)Structured Long-term Campaign ($65K).


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6. Progress with Financial Sustainability and6. Progress with Financial Sustainability and6. Progress with Financial Sustainability and 6. Progress with Financial Sustainability and Fundraising CampaignFundraising Campaign

Advanced discussions with micro credit agenciesAdvanced discussions with micro credit agencies.Evaluation of marketability of components of the Survey Programme on-going.Programme on going.First draft of Funding Needs Assessment made.Donations in cash and kind and commitments for support Donations in cash and kind and commitments for support secured from Private Sector.


1 Programme Management Unit and1 Programme Management Unit and1. Programme Management Unit and 1. Programme Management Unit and Technical Resource and Equipment CentreTechnical Resource and Equipment Centre

E t bli h t d i t f PEstablishment and maintenance of Programme Management Unit.E t bli h t d i t f T h i lEstablishment and maintenance of Technical resource and equipment Centre ($1,052K).Staff Driver Training Courses ($10K)Staff Driver Training Courses ($10K).Boat Operators Training Courses ($10K).


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1. Progress with Programme Management Unit1. Progress with Programme Management Unit1. Progress with Programme Management Unit 1. Progress with Programme Management Unit and Technical Resource and Equipment Centreand Technical Resource and Equipment Centre

Recruitment of long-term Programme Staff*Recruitment of long-term Programme Staff . Establishment of Programme Management Unit in Islamabad*Islamabad .Procurement of Capital Equipment 90% complete.Establishment of the Technical Resource andEstablishment of the Technical Resource and Equipment Centre in Lahore.Specialised Staff Training Courses

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Specialised Staff Training Courses.Continue

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StaffRecruitment

1. Progress with Programme Management Unit1. Progress with Programme Management Unit1. Progress with Programme Management Unit 1. Progress with Programme Management Unit and Technical Resource and Equipment Centreand Technical Resource and Equipment Centre

Recruitment of long-term Programme Staff*Recruitment of long-term Programme Staff . Establishment of Programme Management Unit in Islamabad*Islamabad .Procurement of Capital Equipment 90% complete*.complete .Establishment of the Technical Resource and Equipment Centre in Lahore.

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2005 2006PMU

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8. Development of 8. Development of Demonstration Sites

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Disbursement of FundsDisbursement of FundsProgressSummary

PMUProgressDisbursement of FundsDisbursement of Funds

# Programme OutputBudget in US Dollars

Provision Spent %1 Establishment of National Level Institutions 849,520 495,957 582 National Wetlands Survey Programme 83,103 42,154 513 National Wetlands Conservation Strategy 165,573 - -4 Training and Capacity-building initiative 77,571 2,565 35 Nation-wide Wetlands Awareness Campaign 235,891 95,658 416 Long-term Fundraising Campaign 20,578 19,215 937 Makran Coastal Wetlands Complex Management Plan 152,644 58,654 388 Central Indus Wetlands Complex Management Plan 125,046 36,524 299 Salt Range Wetlands Complex Management Plan 71,443 26,548 37g p g , ,

10 Northern Alpine Wetlands Complex Management Plan 77,613 16,854 22

Grand Total 1,858,982 94,129 43

77--10. Development of Demonstration 10. Development of Demonstration Sites in each of four EcoSites in each of four Eco--regionsregionsSites in each of four EcoSites in each of four Eco regionsregions

Western Makran Coast ($1.35 million).$Central Indus ($1.63 million).

Salt Range ($1.35 million).g ( )North-west Alpine ($1.07 million).


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Progress with Development of Demonstration Progress with Development of Demonstration og ess t e e op e t o e o st at oog ess t e e op e t o e o st at oSites in each of the four EcoSites in each of the four Eco--regions regions

(Outputs 7(Outputs 7--10). 10). (Ou pu s(Ou pu s 0)0)Site exploration of all four Complexes is in progress.Immediate action activities are in progress*Immediate action activities are in progress .


Output 7: Wetlands biodiversity is sustainably conserved in the Makran Coastal Wetlands

C l (MCWC) b d i i d i l ti Complex (MCWC) by designing and implementing a comprehensive Management Plan

Output 7 1: Institutions are established to integrate Output 7.1: Institutions are established to integrate wetland conservation into local and provincial

land-use planning in the MCWC land-use planning in the MCWC. Output 7.2: MCWC site is explored and assessed .

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Output 7.3: MCWC Immediate Action Plan for conservation is implemented.conservation is implemented.Control of feral dog predation on turtle nests. The introduction of sustainable fishing practices.Programme to dispose of mono-filament gill-nets.Control of feral cats on Astola Island.I t d ti f lt t tiIntroduction of alternate energy options.


Output 7.4: MCWC communities are mobilised and organised into Village Conservation Committees.Output 7.5: A programme for alternate/diversified livelihoods is developed and implemented. Output 7 6: NRM Capacity building initiative for womenOutput 7.6: NRM Capacity-building initiative for women.Output 7.7: A MCWC Conservancy is officially. proclaimed and establishedproclaimed and established.Output 7.8: A MCWC Eco-tourism Plan is implemented.


Output 7.9: Preliminary Oil Pollution Disaster Plan is designed.Output 7 10: a bird ringing and survey programme Output 7.10: a bird-ringing and survey programme is implemented.Output 7.11: A marine turtle tracking Programme Output 7.11: A marine turtle tracking Programme is implemented.Output 7.12: A marsh crocodile re-establishment P i I l t dProgramme is Implemented.


Output 8.13: The potential for SONAR tracking of River Dolphins is investigated.Output 8 14: Comprehensive Indus Dolphin Output 8.14: Comprehensive Indus Dolphin population surveys are conducted.Output 8.15: A Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) re-Output 8.15: A Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) reintroduction programme is implemented.Output 8.16: A Hog Deer (Axis porcinus) re-i t d ti i i l t d introduction programme is implemented.


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Pakistan Wetlands Project Budget

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