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Objectives | Nature and Substance | Major areas under program focus | Staff and administration|

| Project development procedure| Partnerships |

OBJECTIVES

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Eco-Conservation Initiatives (ECI) has been established by a core of professionals who believe in human resource development at the grass root level as an entry point for the achievement of sustainable development and  conservation of the ecosystem in which communities survive and flourish. ECI believes in the paradigm where environment should be conserved and development made in an alliance with nature.

The major objective of the ECI is enhancement of quality of life, conservation of natural ecosystems and biodiversity through environmentally sustainable approaches utilizing natural renewable resource base with the active participation of communities.

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NATURE AND SUBSTANCE

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• ECI has been established to promote conservation of biodiversity through participatory development, which ensure stability of the ecosystem through active involvement of communities at the grass root level. 

• ECI will focus on agricultural development through management of natural resources such as water, land, etc.  

• ECI believes in integration of activities for social uplift and sustainable development with active involvement of communities and networking of agricultural and rural development. 

• ECI emphasizes on a self-sustaining process, which is based on provision of information, skill enhancement and mechanisms for linking communities with input delivery channels and markets. 

•   ECI is a non-partisan and not-for-profit Pakistani Organization working as a catalyst, which initiates a development process within communities living in villages, katchi abadis and low income areas in a self reliant manner.

MAJOR AREAS UNDER FOCUS

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Social and Civic

• Social Mobilization and Organization

• Linking Organizations in Delivery Channels

• Skill Enhancement for Men and Women

• Civic Interventions such as Low Cost Sanitation and Waste Management 

Products Evaluation and Income Generation

• Sustainable Agriculture

• Organic Farming

• Biological Control based Integrated Pest Management

• Import and Export of Biological Control Agents

• Advisory Services in Agriculture

Environmental control and resource conservation

• Water Resource Management

• Soil Conservation

• Conservation of Biodiversity

• Range Management

• Afforestation

• Environmental Pollution

STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION

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ECI has a Board of Governors comprising eminent professionals and intellectuals who support conservation of the environment and provide guidance and advice to run programs of the Organization. Dr. Zafar Altaf is the first Chairman Board of Governors. ECI is administered by an Executive Committee who is responsible for its organization and management. Dr. A. I. Mohyuddin was the first Chief Executive.

ECI has professional staff of international repute with expertise in integrated development and conservation of environment. Currently the staff are engaged in research and implementation of community based integrated crop management programs in under developed rural areas. They have wide experience in organizing training of trainers, farmer field schools, mass-awareness campaigns, Workshops, Symposia and Seminars. A core of internationally recognized professionals is on ECI's panel of experts. Name and Designation of ECI Islamabad Office staffs are :-

Mr. Mohhamad Azhar Qureshi  Excutive Director

Mr. Mohammad Adnan Project Manager Fundraising

Mr. Saleem Bhutta Accounts Manager

Mr. Mohammad Sadiq, Training Coordinator

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE

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The steps involved in the development of projects are explained below:

BOARD OF GOVERNORS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

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Board of Governors

• Dr. Zafar Altaf  Former Secretary Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Government of Pakistan

• Dr. Muhammad Azam, Former Vice Chancellor, University of Arid Agriculture, Murree Road, Rawalpindi

• Dr. Zia Ahmed, Rural Support Program Network, Islamabad

• Mr. Iqbal Farid  Ex-Chairman Central Board of Revenue Government of Pakistan

• Brig. (Retd.) Mahmood Ahmad Chief Executive EFFEF Industries, Rawalpindi

• Mr. Rana Irfan, Pakistan Television, Islamabad

• Mian Abdul Qayyum, Ex-Member, Punjab Public Service Commission, Lahore

Executive Committee

• Dr. A.I. Mohyuddin, Patron - in -  Chief

• Mr. Azhar Qureshi, Executive Director

• Mr. Mohammad Irshad,  Secretary General

• UNDP Global Environment Facility

• UN Netaid Program

• Corporate Sector-Sugar industry at large

• Pakistan Society of Sugar Technologies

• Agha Khan Rural Support Program

• National Rural Support Program

• Human Resource Development Network

• Mountain Forum-Global Network

• Ministry of Environment-Government of Pakistan

• Department of Agriculture, Northern Areas

• National Agriculture Research Center

• Islamic Development Bank

• Pakistan NGO Forum

• Soan Vallay Development Program

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