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The Mountain Area Conservancy Project (MACP) aims to protect the rich biological heritage of the Karakurm, Hindukush and the Western Himalayan Mountain Ranges through community – based conservation approach. MACP offers a comprehensive package of interventions to address threats to biodiversity. The project focuses on empowering local communities to manage the ecosystem and natural resources and making them accountable for the quality of their stewardship.
The Mountain Area Conservancy Project is being carried out by various organizations including the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Government of Pakistan as the executing agency and IUCN-The World Conservation Union Pakistan as implementing agency. MACP works in close collaboration with the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Department of Forests, Parks and Wildlife in Northern Areas (NA), Worldwide Fund for Nature Pakistan (WWF-P), the Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP), and the Himalayan Wildlife Foundation (HWF).
MACP is based on the premise that conservation activities are unlikely to be sustainable over the long term unless local communities are actively involved. The project has three major thrusts:
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