Plan for developing of eco-tourism in nature reserves

MUSCAT: Najeeb bin Ali al Rowas, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs, has chaired at the ministry’s premises, the first meeting of the joint committee between the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism, which was formed by the decision of the Minister of Environment and Climate Affairs in order to prepare strategies and plans related to the development of eco-tourism in nature reserves.

The decision aims to develop standards of protection and conservation of biological, heritage, natural resources, tourism diversity and exploitation in sustainable ways, and to develop rules and standards, especially by involving the local community in the development of nature reserves and the preservation of its resources, in addition to preparing guides to the characteristics of eco-tourism, specifications, rules of design, construction and sustainable management.

The committee comes as a fruit of continuous cooperation between the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism, out of the great importance attached by the Sultanate to maintain the diversity of natural and cultural heritage, through the establishment, management and development of nature reserves, to serve the achievement of their environmental objectives and sustainability for future generations. — ONA