The National Eco-Security System (NESS) Global Report 2024 Pakistan Volume has been published. The Report was prepared by the Editorial Committee headed by Prof. Muhammad Subhan Qureshi, Secretary General and Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Committee for Pakistan Volume of NESS Global Report/Member, International Editorial Committee for NESS Global Report. Prof Sher Bahadar Khan, Principal Veterinary College AWKUM and Dr Shahid Iqbal assisted as Deputy Secretary General and Vice Secretary General of the Repoort.
The Global Development Report on an Eco-Security System for All People, known as the NESS Global Report, is published annually to document the efforts of countries as they research and develop their own “National Eco-Security Systems (NESS)” through their scientific and academic communities. It also highlights the global initiative to collectively establish “An Eco-Security System for All People (ESSAP).” Much like the “Records of the Grand Historian” (Shiji in Chinese), this report chronicles humanity’s united efforts to address the global ecological crisis and ensure the ecological conditions necessary for the long-term survival of people in all countries (all of humanity).
Out of 339 higher education, research and other institutes in Pakistan and abroad, 71 (20.9%), 64 (18.9%) and 204 (60.2%) have made institutional, individual and no promises yet, respectively. As of November, 2024, the number of members of the Editorial Committee has been: 93 Editorial Committee (EC) members for Pakistan Volume of NESS Global Report, as well as 46 Youth Editorial Committee (YEC) members were identified, with 3 executive members totalling 142, from various higher education institutions and research institutes. A total of 511 persons have got registered as NESS Supporters through NESS-Pak.
The National Eco-Security Center was proposed for AWKUM during One Health Conference 2023 and with the objectives to engage national experts and institutions from subsectors of National Eco-Security System Pakistan (NESS-Pak), comprising the five pillarsof i) Environment Security; ii) Biological Diversity; iii) Food Security; iv) Public Health and; v) Livelihood Security for analyzing the challenges and developing policy guidelines. Interdisciplinary research would be supported to understand the drivers of Eco-Security and the threats to Six of the nine planetary boundaries, transgressed up to 2023 (Qureshi 2023) and to develop mitigation strategy.
The Editorial Committee, NESS Global Report Pakistan Volume held a meeting during One Health Conference 2024. To strengthen Pakistan’s engagement with NESS-Pak, it was proposed to establish National Eco-Security Commission Pakistan. This Commission would facilitate coordination across government ministries and focus on five key pillars of Eco-Security.