Naeem Ashraf Raja

Naeem Ashraf Raja (Urdu: نعیم اشرف راجہ) is the Director of biodiversity in the Federal Government of Pakistan.[1][2]

Naeem Ashraf Raja
Born1967
NationalityPakistani
Occupation(s)Director Biodiversity, Pakistan
Employer(s)Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan)
Government of Pakistan
employee as a forester
Known forEnvironmentalist and a conservationist

Career

A fellow of 'LEAD Pakistan',[3] Raja previously served as the Assistant Inspector General of Forests in the Ministry of Environment.[4]

Besides his environmental work with the Government of Pakistan, Naeem Ashraf Raja has also worked in the Palas valley with the Himalyan Jungle Project,[4] the Chiltan Markhor Preservation Project, and has also done consultancy work with Pakistan Wildlife Foundation.[5]

Along with his work for the environment, Naeem Ashraf Raja has also published his field research in several venues, presented his research at international conferences[6][5] and also reviews environment-related submissions for Pakistaniaat: A Journal of Pakistan Studies.[7][5][8]

Environmentalist role

Naeem Ashraf Raja often reviews and makes his comments to the Pakistani news media on the dangers to Pakistani forests[9] and biodiversity and in 2014 was also one of the two Pakistani delegates in Geneva to have won a $3.8 million Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness grant for Pakistan.[1]

References
  1. Khan, Rina Saeed (19 January 2014). "Earthly matters: Can Pakistan's forests be saved?". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. "Pakistan - National Focal Points". UN Environment Programme (Convention on Biological Diversity) website. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. "Leadership Development Programme (listed names of Fellows and Associates - scroll down to name #151 Naeem Ashraf Raja)". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  4. "Workshop on "Forest Carbon Stock Assessment for REDD in Pakistan" from Feb 13-18". OnePakistan News website. Archived from the original on 22 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  5. Protecting biodiversity vital for poverty reduction Dawn (newspaper), Published 23 May 2016, Retrieved 1 April 2020
  6. "Fifth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity: Ecosystems and people - Development and biodiversity - The road to 2010 and beyond (Naeem Ashraf Raja represented Pakistan)". Trondheim (Norway) Conferences On Biodiversity website. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. "Naeem Ashraf Raja on the Advisory Review Committee". Pakistaniaat – A Journal Of Pakistan Studies website. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  8. Shahzad Anwar (5 July 2015). "Pakistan to employ DNA barcodes to curb illegal wildlife trade". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  9. Craig, Tim (2 February 2014). "Energy shortages force Pakistanis to scavenge for wood, threatening tree canopy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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