What is the Indus Ecoregion Conservation Programme?
Ans. The Indus Ecoregion Conservation Programme is a long term Conservation Programme and Vision (for 50 years) developed to overcome the threats to biodiversity of this Ecoregion. Objectives of the programme are: • Maintenance of viable population of selected species. • Representation of all distinct natural habitats within protected networks with a size large enough to be resilient to large-scale disturbances and long-term challenges. • Maintenance of ecological and evolutionary processes that sustains biodiversity and its productivity. • Provide for sustainable natural resource use that contributes to conservation and healthy livelihood.
