Water Resources Begins Developing A Comprehensive Plan To Manage And Sustain Ecotourism In Basra Marshes
The marshes Construction and reconstruction Economy News – Baghdad The Ministry of Water Resources announced, on Saturday, the start of developing a comprehensive plan to manage and sustain ecotourism in the Basra marshes, and stressed the need to ensure that tourism is practiced in a sustainable manner.
The Assistant Director of the Center for the Revitalization of Iraqi Marshes and Wetlands in Basra Governorate, Nazim Abdul Imam Fayez, said in a statement, which was reviewed by "Al-Eqtisad News", that "based on the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee in paragraph (11) in session (46) regarding the property of the marshes of southern Iraq, work has begun on developing a program and implementing a comprehensive plan for managing ecotourism in the marshlands areas.
" Fayez added that "the committee stressed ensuring the practice of tourism in a sustainable manner, and identifying environmental paths within the marshes," noting "the importance of tourism and its organization and the necessity of updating this study to improve the environment in the southern marshes."
He explained that "river field trips were conducted within the marshes of Al-Mashab and Al-Sallal, which are considered part of the eastern Hammar Marsh and within which the World Heritage Reserve is located, with an area of (200) km2, starting from the boat dock in Al-Manzouri in the governorate; in order to identify environmental and river paths, accompanied by a joint committee from the Arab Regional Center for World Heritage, Basra Governorate and representatives of the relevant ministries and bodies."
He added, "The ministry has paid attention to the marshlands by developing an annual plan to purify the main and secondary nutrients and support and strengthen the payment to preserve the biodiversity, plant and water storage and improve its quality,
in addition to installing monitoring stations to identify the quality of water and discharges coming into the marshes on a daily basis in cooperation with the National Center for Water Resources Management in Basra Governorate." 65 views 10/12/2024 - https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=48613
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