{"id":2476,"date":"2020-07-23T08:02:30","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T08:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aini.pk\/?p=2476"},"modified":"2020-07-23T08:02:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T08:02:30","slug":"in-ecological-jobs-boost-residents-get-bigger-role-running-pakistans-national-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aini.pk\/en\/news\/in-ecological-jobs-boost-residents-get-bigger-role-running-pakistans-national-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"In ecological jobs boost, residents get bigger role running Pakistan\u2019s national parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In its latest move to generate jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic while boosting conservation and curbing the impacts of climate change, Pakistan has announced the creation of Pakistan&#8217;s first National Parks Service, modeled on the US agency.<\/p>\n<p>Under it, the country aims to get more local communities involved in running national parks and earning an income as they protect nearby conservation areas.<\/p>\n<p>The first phase of the Protected Areas Initiative, launched on July 2, will focus on 15 national parks that make up a total of 7,300 square kilometers, spanning from Khunjerab in the north to the area around Astola Island in the south.<\/p>\n<p>The project aims to create up to 5,000 new jobs, mainly for young people who will work as park guards and custodians, and boost eco-tourism in the country, authorities said when the initiative was announced.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2477\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2477\" src=\"https:\/\/aini.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/picture1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landscape of Hunza valley in autumn. 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