‘Forever Green’ campaign to be implemented at Al Ghous Walkway and Mazarea Highway
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
The national afforestation campaign “Forever Green” in the Muharraq Governorate and Northern Governorate has received a much-needed boost.
The projects are being implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and the Supreme Council for the Environment.
The National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) announced that it has received support from Dar Aqua and Agriculture Company for the afforestation of Al Ghous Walkway in the Muharraq Governorate, and from SICO investment bank to plant trees along the Mazarea Highway in Northern Governorate.
The representative of the Dar Aqua and Agriculture Company Manager, Abdulla Al Fahal, Muharraq Municipality’s Director-General, Ibrahim Al Jowdar, senior officials, municipal council members and MPs attended the afforestation ceremony of the Al Ghous Walkway.
During the event, the goals and developments of the “Forever Green” campaign were reviewed.
On the occasion, Dar Aqua and Agriculture Company’s owner, Ahmed Abdulkarim Bucheery, expressed pride in contributing to the national campaign, which, he said, is among the goals of the government.
He lauded the support of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Wife of HM the King, to the agricultural sector, and her efforts to turn Bahrain into a green country, as it has always been, as reflected in her patronage of the “Forever Green” campaign.
On the other hand, the afforestation of the Mazarea Highway was carried out in the presence of Northern Governor, Ali bin Al Shaikh Abdulhussain Al Asfoor, SICO CEO Najla Al Shirawi, Director-General of the Northern Area Municipality, Lamya Al Fadhala, MPs, municipal members and the relevant officials.
On the occasion, Al Shirawi said: “We always strive to cooperate with the relevant institutions with which we share common goals to preserve the environment and adhere to sustainable practices that would help create a healthy, clean, and safe environment for the benefit of community members.”
“SICO will continue to introduce and implement new effective initiatives that would reduce carbon footprint and integrate environmental awareness and sustainability into our operations, in line with Bahrain’s target cut carbon emissions by 30 per cent by 2035 by doubling the number of trees in Bahrain,” she said.
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