HE the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) engineer Abdulaziz bin Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud on Thursday launched the second phase of Al Ghashamiya Centre for Wild Plant Propagation Project.
The event, in conjunction with the celebration of Qatar Environment Day, was in the presence of Ibrahim Abdul Latif al-Muslimani, assistant undersecretary for Protection and Natural Reserves Affairs at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, and a number of department directors.
The initiative is to support the cultivation and propagation of local wild plants and enhance national environmental projects, and within its efforts to preserve biodiversity and protect the environment.
Wildlife Development Department director Yousef Ibrahim al-Hamar said the project represents a qualitative step towards enhancing efforts to cultivate local wild plants and support projects that contribute to the rehabilitation of natural ecosystems.
Al Ghashamiya Centre includes three nurseries. “Work at the centre began in May 2023 aiming to produce and multiply local wild seedlings at rates that keep pace with the requirements of environmental rehabilitation projects and combating desertification, as its annual production capacity will reach 25,000 wild seedlings after the opening of the second phase, in addition to 300,000 seeds of various local plants,” al-Hamar added.
Last year witnessed the planting and rehabilitation of a group of wild seedlings. The development of the centre comes within the framework of Qatar’s commitment to preserving biodiversity and enhancing vegetation cover.
