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Saarc network to help save wildlife

Environ ministers agree to fight together illegal trade

Our Correspondent, New Delhi
South Asian countries have agreed to form a regional network to enforce wildlife protection and fight burgeoning illegal trade of wildlife, especially tigers, rhinos, elephants and bears.
Environment ministers and secretaries of South Asian coun-
tries, who met in Jaipur for three days, adopted a declaration Friday voicing serious concern over the status of wildlife in the region endowed with rich repertoire of flora and fauna.
It was pointed out at the meeting that many wildlife species are on the verge of extinction in India,
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Pakistan and Nepal and endangered plants are also facing the threat of extinction due to the growing market of herbal medicines.
They agreed to form a group of experts drawn from South Asian countries to tackle illegal trade of wildlife.
The declaration mandated the group with drawing up a detailed programme for implementing the South Asia Regional Strategic Plan on Illegal Wildlife TYade, approved by Saarc countries at a meeting in Kathmandu earlier thisyear.
The meeting, however, noted that "legal harvesting and trade in wildlife is an important and sustainable source of livelihood and income to many in rural communities".
Environment ministers of India, Afghanistan, Bhutan and the Maldives and environment secretaries of Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan touched on issues like climate change, solid waste management and sustainable transport in tire meeting.
Representatives of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and the Maldives had discussions under the South Asian Seas (SAS) Programme and made long-term plans for protection and conservation of mangrove forests and coral reefs, essential to guard against devastating effects of cyclones and tsunamis.
The SAS decided to launch a campaign against dumping of solid wastes on beaches and undertake projects to study the impact of climate change, particularly the rise in sea level on human habitation and land.
The South Asian countries decided to strengthen their capacity 1
for chemical management, waste 1 management and work together for 1 a report on the state of environment I in the region. t