Morocco launches oases protection programme
2007-12-12
Morocco officially launched the first stage of a protection and promotion programme for the oases of Asrir and Tighmert, in the southern province of Guelmim, Le Matin reported Monday (December 10th). The 490,000-euro programme is part of a larger 1,000,000-euro five-year national programme to protect and develop the oases in the provinces of Guelmim, Tata and Assa-Zag. The programme is financed by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and is being implemented in partnership with Morocco's Agency for Economic and Social Development in the Southern Provinces and the Regional Council. The programme's activities include water resource management and the re-establishment of a natural ecosystem.
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