Doha, Qatar: The Marine Protection Department of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change organised an awareness programme on the importance of preserving the marine environment, highlighting the types of pollution and the danger posed to wildlife in Qatar.
The programme included a workshop to introduce young people to the aquatic life in Qatar and ways to preserve them, through a presentation using virtual reality technology, and an awareness session about the risks facing these species, the efforts of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to protect these creatures, and the ways the Ministry confronts those risks.
The workshop introduced youth the aquatic life in Qatar and whale shark.
The territorial waters of Qatar witnesses the largest gathering of such fish in the world.
The workshop also included an overview of the environmental studies carried out by the Ministry to preserve aquatic organisms and ways to propagate about them.
The programme also included a cruise to Al Safliya Island, during which the young people learned about the types of local wild plants that grow on the island and the importance of preserving wild and marine animals in Qatar, which contributes to enriching the local wildlife.
The trip’s participants carried out a campaign to clean the beach of Al Safliya Island.
