Environmental policy and administrative management

Indigenous communities in Pakistan have maintained their original set of values to live an environment friendly life. One of the possible interpretations could be that indigenous communities in Pakistan are untouched by the modern prosperity of technological advancement and economic growth. Their way of living is very near to nature thus it is more conducive for natural ecological system as compared to technologically advanced world. The majority of Indigenous Communities is living in five districts of Sindh province with the rich culture, wisdom and environmental friendly means and ways of life. They are surviving with rich culture and wisdom but deprived from access to justice and access to basic amenities of life. Their social, cultural and economic conditions distinguish them from other sections of the national community, and whose status is regulated wholy or partially by their own customs or traditions. The communities include are Jogis, Rebaris, Jat, Odd, Kolhi, Bheel, Bagiri, Muhanas/Mallah, Sheedi, Brohi and Kabootra/Shikari, which are living in Tharparker , Kohistan, (Jamshoro district) Lake Manchar, Kachho (Dadu district) Indus Delta area (Badin and Thatta district) of Sindh. Project aims to document and disseminate the indigenous knowledge and conserve the threatend knowledge and indigenous life skills. TEACH a local NGO undertakes this activity. Specific Objectives of the project are: Developing Ecological Indigenous Knowledge Management system and Networking, awareness raising of the Indigenous communities and advocating on their rights and legislation of indigenous communities.

Pakistan