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Islamabad: “India’s move towards negotiating a preferential trade agreement with Pakistan could be an important confidence-building measure which can catalyse peace-building efforts in other areas,” said Pradeep Mehta, Secretary General of CUTS International. In a statement released here on Monday by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), a partner organisation of …
Read More »National consultation deliberates on new and emerging challenges and makes recommendations to Rio+20
Islamabad: A National consultation was held today in preparation for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD)/Rio+20 June 2012. It was jointly organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in its capacity as Co-Chair of the One UN Joint Programme on Environment and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). …
Read More »Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation is knocking at the door of Pakistan: IG, Forests
Islamabad: Experts and analysts said the REDD+ is a new a commodity and a balanced relationship among forest stakeholders such as indigenous communities, national government and private sector would create opportunities and benefits for them. Ingrid Nyberg, Associate Professor, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Norway, Syed Mahmood Nasir, Inspector General of Forests, Forestry Wing, Planning Commission of Pakistan, Islamabad and Kanwar M. Javed Iqbal, Coordinator, Pakistan Carbon Initiative (PCI) at Sustainable [...]