The Minister of Agriculture defends the creation of the Western Pure Park within the Souss-Massa area.

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The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Growth, Water and Forests, Mohamed Seddiqi, defended the creation of the Western Anti-Atlas Pure Park in Souss-Massa, on the grounds that it “helps improvement.”

In keeping with what the minister said in his response to a query by the parliamentary consultant for the Chtouka Ait Baha district, Ahmed Boumkouk, the creation of this park falls inside the framework of “implementing the second foremost axis of the Moroccan forest technique 2020-2030, which is the administration and improvement of forest areas in line with their {qualifications}, particularly the half associated to the event Nationwide parks and guarded areas.

Siddiqi defined, “The primary part of those workshops will decide the creation and classification of 10 protected areas on the nationwide degree, together with the Western Anti-Atlas Pure Park on an space of ​​111,130 hectares, which incorporates distinctive {qualifications}.”

The federal government official highlighted that this axis goals to “rehabilitate, worth and protect pure sources and contribute to sustainable native improvement, by combining the necessities of preserving these sources with the necessities of financial and social improvement, by adopting a participatory method wherein the inhabitants is the primary companion in managing the event of those wealthy pure areas.” In keeping with her {qualifications}.”

The Minister careworn that the aforementioned park, which sparked widespread controversy within the provinces of Chtouka Ait Baha, Tiznit and Taroudant and was met with fears from residents, associations and elected officers within the teams involved with its creation, goals to “protect biodiversity and pure sources within the territory of the Souss-Massa area,” and in addition “displays the dedication of the Nationwide Water Company.” And forests by defending and valuing the pure heritage.”

Relating to the residents’ considerations regarding it, my good friend recorded that this mission will work to “promote ecotourism as a part of sustainable improvement with out affecting actual property sources or altering the present financial actions of the native residents and all these concerned. It might allow the involvement of native residents in managing and valuing pure sources.”

The Minister of Agriculture concluded in his reply that “the file for creating this park has been positioned on the headquarters of the next territorial communities: Amelen, Tanalet, Sidi Amzal, Tighmi, Arbaa Ait Ahmed, Anzi, Oukens, Two Addai, Sidi Ahmed Oumoussa, Tizi Ntakoucht, Tarka Ntouchka, Sidi Abdullah Al-Bouchwari, Idawknidif, Ait Issafen, Rekada, Ouygan, Arbaa Rasmouka, in addition to within the leaderships affiliated with the affect of those teams, in order that the general public can view it and file their observations.”

As well as, the ministerial official promised to carry communication conferences regarding “this vital nationwide workshop with the involved territorial teams, the native inhabitants, and all these concerned, with the intention of giving extra clarifications and details regarding it, and eradicating all confusion and refuting all of the rumors that accompanied its launch.”