Protected Areas Management Project

The development objective of the project is to achieve the sustainable conservation of globally and nationally significant habitat and species within three protected areas (Chitral Gol National Park in NWFP, Hingol National Park in Balochistan and Machiara National Park in AJK) in Pakistan by the active involvement of local communities. This objective is to be specifically achieved through the following interventions: (i) Protected Area Biodiversity Conservation Management, which includes the following sub-components: (a) integration of custodial committees in park management and conservation; (b) preparation and implementation of park management plans; (c) improvement of park infrastructure; (d) improvement of park operations; (e) baseline resource inventory, research, habitat improvement and wildlife enrichment; and (f) public awareness and outreach; (ii) Sustainability of park management; (iii) Human resource development; and (iv) Project coordination and monitoring.