Nature conservation: MoU signed for multi-disciplinary research

LAHORE: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between World Wide Fund for Nature– Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) and Information Technology University (ITU) on Monday to create and maintain an effective working relationship to further their common objectives of multi-disciplinary research promoting nature conservation in Pakistan.

ITU Vice Chancellor Dr Umar Saif and WWF-Pakistan Director General Hammad Naqi Khan signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations.

Talking to media, Dr Umar said that environmental pollution demanded protection of wildlife and the MoU would ensure monitoring of pollution level by deploying censors in the already installed 300 Wi-Fi hotspots. It would also help in monitoring and tracking the blind dolphins available in four rivers of the world including Indus River, he added. A joint research fund, on matching grant basis, would be established by both organizations to facilitate such studies during the period of 2017-20, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 13^th, 2017.