The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MOCCAE, and Ajman Tourism Development Department, ATDD, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to enhance synergies and coordination in promoting ecotourism on a local and international scale.
DUBAI, (Pakistan Point News - 29th Oct, 2018) The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MOCCAE, and Ajman Tourism Development Department, ATDD, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to enhance synergies and coordination in promoting ecotourism on a local and international scale.
Sultan Alwan Al Habsi, Assistant Under-Secretary for the Regions Sector at MOCCAE, and Saleh Al Geziry, Director-General of ATDD, signed the MoU, in the presence of Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment.
Under the MoU, the two sides will form a joint committee to oversee plans and mechanisms to bolster cooperation in promoting ecotourism and organic farming through holding local and international seminars and conferences focused on these topics.
Commenting on the agreement, Al Habsi said, "The MoU is in line with the ministry’s commitment to forge partnerships that will further drive sustainable development and environment preservation throughout the country. Ajman has all the elements necessary to become a leading regional and international ecotourism destination of choice."
In turn, Al Geziry said, "MOCCAE and ATDD realise the significance of boosting cooperation to promote ecotourism, which is a popular component of Ajman’s tourism products. The MoU is in line with the wise leadership’s directives to bolster synergies between Federal and local entities to drive development projects."
The two entities also agreed to develop a documentary film about Al Zorah Natural Reserve in Ajman, a Ramsar Site of International Importance that is home to an astonishing variety of native marine and plant life and serves as a shelter to flocks of resident and migratory birds.
The MoU was signed on the sidelines of the 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, COP13, held from 21st - 29th October, in the UAE.
