Review of Protected Areas System in Pakistan: Present Status and Problems Concerning Future Development :

Year 2009, Volume: 1 Issue: 2, 1 - 16, 01.10.2009

Mehmet Somuncu Ashfaq Ahmad Khan Liaqat Ali Waseem

https://doi.org/10.1501/Csaum_0000000010

Cited By: 3

Abstract

The concept of Protected Area has a long history and in recent years it has developed on large scale throughout the world. Pakistan has also given serious attention to conservation of biodiversity and cultural assets in sustainable manner. For this purpose, Pakistan has made stern efforts to establish legislation, policies and institutions for environmental protection. However, implementation of these legislations and policies as a whole is not achievable due a number of factors. The gaps and needs associated to conservation of Protected Areas in Pakistan can be dealt effectively through coordination of different segments of society for effectual management strategies. This paper has reviewed the establishment, current status and management of protected areas in Pakistan. The paper manages to describe the problems of these areas on one hand and try to suggest the solutions on the other hand

Keywords

Protected areas, Protected area management, Biodiversity, Pakistan

Pakistan’daki Korunan Alanlar Sisteminin Değerlendirilmesi: Mevcut Durum ve Gelecekteki Gelişm

Abstract

Korunan alan kavramı uzun bir tarihe sahiptir ve bu fikir son yıllarda büyük gelişmeler göstermektedir. Pakistan da biyolojik ve kültürel çeşitliliğin sürdürülebilir bir şekilde korunmasına önem vermektedir. Bu amaçla Pakistan bu konuda çevre ile ilgili mevzuat, politikaları ve kurumları kurmak için büyük çabalar sarf etmektedir. Ancak, birçok farklı nedenle bu mevzuat ve politikalar bir bütün olarak uygulanamamaktadır. Pakistan’da korunan alanların doğru yönetimi ve sürdürülebilirliği için etkili yönetim stratejileri ile toplumun farklı kesimlerinin bir koordinasyon içerisinde çalışması gerekmektedir. Bu makale Pakistan’daki korunan alanların kurulması, mevcut durum ve yönetimini gözden geçirmektedir. Ayrıca, makale bir yandan bu alanların problemlerinin tanımlaması ve diğer yandan çözüm önerdiklerini sunmaktadır

Keywords

Korunan alanlar, Korunan alan yönetimi, Biyolojik çeşitlilik, Pakistan

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