Written by Manal Al-Esawy
Saturday, May 20, 2023 06:00 AM
Next Monday, the world will celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity, which coincides with its annual celebration on May 22 of each year. For his part, Mohamed Mustafa, Director of the Planning and Training Department of the Ministry of Environment, confirmed that environmental awareness campaigns will be intensified for youth, children and women in the coming days as part of the celebrations. On the International Day for Biological Diversity.
The Director of the Planning and Training Department at the Ministry of Environment explained, in exclusive statements for the seventh day, that awareness is a major part of the ministry’s work to increase environmental awareness among members of society, which is done continuously and is not linked to environmental events, stressing that the World Environment Day, which falls on the 5th of January, will also be celebrated. next June.
The Director of the Planning and Training Department at the Ministry of the Environment indicated that youth gatherings and the local population will be visited, and cooperation with civil society and the use of social media will be used on such international days, and that one of the most important awareness programs that are currently being worked on is raising awareness of the “Get Green” and “Return to Nature” initiatives. to nature“.
The Director of the Planning and Training Department at the Ministry of the Environment explained that environmental awareness is an important element for informing society in a large way with all its groups about the importance of biodiversity, living organisms and their role in the food chain. Nature is available to the public on a daily basis, and there is a work team that is always keen to educate the public, especially in schools or youth gatherings.