ISLAMABAD: Conservation of biodiversity is the duty of all of us so that our future generations could enjoy the beauty and benefits of nature, said Pakistan Science Foundation’s Acting Chairman and Pakistan Museum of Natural History’s (PMNH) Director General Dr Syed Azhar Hasan on Tuesday.
He was addressing the inaugural ceremony of a two-day workshop titled “Training of Trainers to Conserve Nature” organised by PMNH on its premises.
Over 100 female teachers from public and private sector educational institutions of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are participating in the workshop arranged to celebrate 2011 as National Women Year and International Biodiversity Decade from May 10-11.
Pakistan Science Foundation’s (PSF) Member Science Dr Khalil Ahmad and Member Finance Riazul Islam were also present on this occasion.
Dr Hasan said concerted efforts were needed to save life on earth to preserve this planet for the good of coming generations.
He said the current rate of extinction of various species was estimated at over 1,000 times higher than the natural rate of extinction. We might be entering a new era of sixth global mass extinction of species and the first to be generated by human beings, he added.
The PSF Member Science also addressed the inaugural ceremony and urged the teachers to fully utilise this opportunity for the benefit of students.
PMNH, an affiliate of Pakistan Science Foundation, Ministry of Science and Technology, has arranged the workshop as a part of its educational programmes. The workshop is aimed at praising motherhood and teachers’ role as mothers who are the catalyst of change in society. The teachers will be imparted training in preservation and conservation of biodiversity that is facing serious threats in order to enhance their teaching skills and update them on biodiversity issues so that they could play their role effectively to save the biodiversity on which the future of coming generations depend.
The workshop comprises four technical sessions focusing on biodiversity significance and conservation techniques. The participants of workshop will be awarded certificates in the closing ceremony to be held today (Wednesday) at 3pm.Daily times
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