Islamabad Wildlife Management Board

Islamabad Wildlife Management Board
اسلام آباد وائلڈ لائف مینجمنٹ بورڈ
AbbreviationIWMB
PredecessorWildlife Management Board
Formation7 July 2015; 9 years ago (2015-07-07)
TypeGovernmental
PurposeEnvironmentalism
Conservation
Ecology
HeadquartersPir Sohawa Road, Islamabad
Coordinates33°43′59.1″N 73°03′34.7″E / 33.733083°N 73.059639°E / 33.733083; 73.059639
Region
Margalla Hills National Park
Methods
  • Lobbying
  • research
  • consultancy
Chairperson
Rina Saeed Khan
Parent organization
Ministry of Climate Change (Pakistan)
Websitehttp://iwmb.org.pk/

Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) is a Pakistani government body operating under the Ministry of Climate Change. It is mandated to protect, manage, and conserve the Margalla Hills National Park as its legal custodian.[1]

It was set up in 2015 under Section 4 of the Islamabad Wildlife (Protection, Preservation, Conservation and Management) Ordinance 1979. It was officially notified on 7 July 2015 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.[2][3]

Rina Saeed Khan is the current chairperson of the board,[4][5][6] having been appointed in 2021.[7]

  1. ^ "Marghazar zoo assets handed over to IWMB". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Deaths, lies and videotape: The true story of what happened at Islamabad Zoo". The Express Tribune. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "ABOUT IWMB | IWMB". Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "'We're encroaching into their habitat': Angry mob kills leopard in Azad Kashmir". The Observers - France 24. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ^ Shahid, Jamal (14 February 2022). "Rescued leopard cats released into Margalla Hills". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Dismay after female leopard shot and dies from injuries in Kashmir". the Guardian. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  7. ^ "The IWMB's quest for ecosystem restoration". The Express Tribune. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.