The Key institutions having stakeholder interest in GEF programmes in Pakistan can be classified into:

1. Government
2. Academia
3. Private sector
4. Civil Society

One of the most important stakeholders of GEF Programme is the Government. The key institutions as regards GEF in the Federal Government include:

• Planning Commission
• EAD
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Environment, Local Governance and Rural Development
• Ministry of Science and Technology
• Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources (MPNR)
• Private Power Infrastructure Board
• Enercon

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Provincial and District Governments:

• Government of Punjab
• Government of Sindh
• Government of NWFP
• Government of Balochishtan
• Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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Key institutions in the Academia include

• Pakistan Forest Institute
• Pakistan Agricultural Research council
• Pakistan Institute of Development Economics
• Universities

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Manufacturing concerns in the Private sector are stakeholders in the GEF programme. E.g. Renewable energy industries. For more information on renewable energy manufacturing concerns, kindly click here.

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Civil Society plays an important role in any democracy. NGOs and CBOs relevant to GEF concerns include:

• Sustainable Development Policy Institute, SDPI
• WWF Pakistan
• IUCN
• IUCN- Pakistan
• Sustainable Development Networking Programme
• Pattan Taraqqiati Tanzeem (PATTAN)
• Daman Environment Protection Society
• Himalayan Wildlife Project
• Marri Environmental Development Agency
• OXFAM
• OXFAM in Pakistan
• World Pheasant Association – Pakistan
• Balochistan Society for Social Welfare and Conservation of Natural Resources and Environment
• Environmental Protection Society
• Society for Torghar Environmental Protection
• Habitat Integrated Pakistan
• Initiative for Rural and Sustainable Development
• Environmental Education Programme Pakistan Institute for Environment Development Action Research (PIEDAR)
• Eco-Conservation Initiatives (ECI)
• Aga Khan Foundation

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