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Earth the planet we inhabit, is a single, living pulsating entity and the human race an interlocking extended family. The land water and the atmosphere which constitute it environment, support .37 million species of plants and 1.2 million species of animals. Human interference into the environment has upset the ecological balance of our planet. Exploitation of non renewable resources has created havoc and if allowed to continue can disrupt life on this planet. Some of the most dramatic cases with environment are man mad fires slashes burn agriculture, mineral mining, dumping of sewage and industrial wastes, introduction of new transport system into natural environment, persistence of nuclear testing and disposal of nuclear waste, the threat of Global worming and the attenuation of our ozone shield, the havoc of deforestation leading to destruction of many species of flora and fauna, devastation of landscape by herbicides introduction of pests into new areas, over population, overgrazing, coupled with drought extensive air and water pollution, and the poising of the food chain. All these are the problem which the human race shares in common.

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After having done Masters in Plant Sciences from Peshawar University, Shahid Jamil joined Pakistan Ethno Botanical Society as Research officer, but his research oriented nature and developmental approach towards life led him joined Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad as a research fellow in M.Phil (Biotechnology).

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