EPA keen to support Jahra nature reserve
Bid to preserve the environment
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14, (KUNA): Minister of Public Works Hussam Al-Roumi affirmed Sunday Kuwait Environment Public Authority’s keenness to preserve environment in the country and back Jahra nature reserve, which currently sees a unique wildlife due to efforts by wildlife protection institutions.
Al-Roumi, also Minister of State for Municipal Affairs, made his remarks on sidelines of his field visit to Jahra nature reserve to implement the second phase of EPA’s project to plant grey mangrove (Avicennia marina).
The reserve thrives on local and migratory birds and other creatures, which show EPA’s keenness to preserve such diversity and protect it from extinction, he noted.
Currently, there are future schemes to increase production of animals and grey mangrove inside the reserve, Al-Roumi said, disclosing intention to transfer such plans to other environments in Kuwait such as Bubiyan Island.
For his part, EPA’s Director General Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmad AlSabah stated the goal behind planting grey mangrove is to increase biological diversification inside the reserve’s coastal environment.
Such a step is one of EPA’s projects aimed to enrich the environment and increase arable lands in Kuwait, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ahmad said, adding there are also plans to increase the number of nature reserves and biological diversity in the country.
Planting grey mangrove would significantly contribute in enriching the coastal environment, increasing wildlife creatures, and fish habitats in Kuwait, said the senior official.
Jahra nature reserve is one of EPA’s main reserves and an environmental tourist attraction, Sheikh Abdullah AlAhmad noted, adding EPA has allowed students and research bodies to visit the reserve and conduct studies in it.
He also said the reserve would soon be open to the public during the winter season to enable citizens and residents enjoy the natural sections inside it.