Today, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change honored two environmental activists who have voluntary initiatives, who contributed through their projects to raising awareness of environmental issues, defended its biodiversity, and worked to greatly enrich it. They are Hamad Al-Khulaifi, who contributes in the field of preserving birds and wildlife, and Ali Al-Hinzab, which contributes significantly to the preservation of plant life by planting local trees in all regions of the country. His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser bin Ahmed bin Ali Al Thani, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, who honored the pioneers in environmental work in Al Sheehaniya Reserve as part of the initiative "Environmental Pioneers"The Ministry’s goal of this initiative is to highlight the owners of initiatives that contribute to preserving the Qatari environment of all kinds, whether plants, animals or marine organisms.
His Excellency indicated the possibility of developing this initiative during the coming period, to include honoring companies and institutions that contribute to the field of the local environment. For his part, environmental activist Ali Al-Hanzab noted the state’s interest in supporting the efforts of environmental pioneers in preserving the environment, pointing out that the initiative "Environmental Pioneers" It contributes significantly to expanding the base of those interested in environmental affairs, and it also works to raise awareness among all members of the local community of environmental issues. He pointed out that preserving vegetation and trees is one of the teachings of the true Islamic religion, stressing the need for societal cooperation in preserving the environment and developing the wild life of plants and living organisms, as the development of the local environment is not the responsibility of the state alone, but the responsibility of all members of society. In turn, photographer and environmental activist Hamad Al-Khulaifi considered it an initiative "Environmental Pioneers" Launched by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, it will contribute significantly during the coming period to raising environmental awareness, and encourages all those interested in environmental affairs to expand their work and launch many initiatives that concern aquatic and terrestrial life in the State of Qatar, which contributes to increasing biodiversity in the country.
On the other hand, the Department of Natural Reserves at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change carried out a campaign to rehabilitate and clean the kindergarten in Al Reem Reserve, by collecting waste and disposing of it in a safe manner. The Ministry called on all Kindergarten visitors in all regions of the country to preserve these natural places, not to dump waste in them and protect them from destruction and vandalism, stressing the need to preserve the natural habitats of trees and plants. And she called on all citizens and residents who go to land and explore, to follow the ministry’s instructions related to preserving the gardens, because adopting this behavior is compliance with the teachings of the true Islamic religion, which urges Muslims to maintain public cleanliness, and the need to preserve the environment and places of public benefit. The ministry pointed out that it is working on conducting many patrols that monitor environmental violations throughout the day, stressing that it does not tolerate any violation, whether by throwing garbage inside the kindergarten or driving vehicles outside the specified paths, as the violators will be referred to the responsible authorities to take action. legal procedures.
