Naeem Ashraf Raja (Urdu: نعیم اشرف راجہ) is the Director of biodiversity in the Federal Government of Pakistan.[1][2]
Naeem Ashraf Raja | |
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| Born | 1967 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation(s) | Director Biodiversity, Pakistan |
| Employer(s) | Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan) Government of Pakistan employee as a forester |
| Known for | Environmentalist and a conservationist |
Career
editA fellow of 'LEAD Pakistan',[3] Raja previously served as the Assistant Inspector General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment.[4]
Besides his environmental work with the Government of Pakistan, Naeem Ashraf Raja has also worked in the Palas valley with the Himalyan Jungle Project,[4] the Chiltan Markhor Preservation Project, and has also done consultancy work with Pakistan Wildlife Foundation.[5]
Along with his work for the environment, Naeem Ashraf Raja has also published his field research in several venues, presented his research at international conferences[6][5] and also reviews environment-related submissions for Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies.[7][5][8]
Environmentalist role
editNaeem Ashraf Raja often reviews and makes his comments to the Pakistani news media on the dangers to Pakistani forests[9] and biodiversity and in 2014 was also one of the two Pakistani delegates in Geneva to have won a $3.8 million Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness grant for Pakistan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Khan, Rina Saeed (19 January 2014). "Earthly matters: Can Pakistan's forests be saved?". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan - National Focal Points". UN Environment Programme (Convention on Biological Diversity) website. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Leadership Development Programme (listed names of Fellows and Associates - scroll down to name #151 Naeem Ashraf Raja)". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Workshop on "Forest Carbon Stock Assessment for REDD in Pakistan" from Feb 13-18". OnePakistan News website. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b c Protecting biodiversity vital for poverty reduction Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 May 2016, Retrieved 1 April 2020
- ^ "Fifth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity: Ecosystems and people - Development and biodiversity - The road to 2010 and beyond (Naeem Ashraf Raja represented Pakistan)". Trondheim (Norway) Conferences On Biodiversity website. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Naeem Ashraf Raja on the Advisory Review Committee". Pakistaniaat – A Journal Of Pakistan Studies website. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ Shahzad Anwar (5 July 2015). "Pakistan to employ DNA barcodes to curb illegal wildlife trade". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Craig, Tim (2 February 2014). "Energy shortages force Pakistanis to scavenge for wood, threatening tree canopy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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