Sharjah Ruler urges community forces to engage in plantation drive

posted on 05/02/2012: 39 views

H. H. Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council member and Ruler of Sharjah, said yesterday his participation along with a group of young men and women in planting trees at mountains near Hilu Valley was a direct implementation of instructions given by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for conservation of the environment and environmental rebalancing of deserts in the UAE.

'We want you today to prove your ability in doing your national duty towards the environment so as we can implement the President's directives in full and let him see the desert as he likes to see it,' Sheikh Sultan said while addressing the volunteering youngsters during a visit to the area.

Sheikh Sultan urged every member of the community to contribute in efforts for greening the desert, fighting desertification and conserving wildlife, animal and plant species.

Sheikh Sultan said the plantation of the Hilu Valley started three years ago and the appearance of the vegetation cover has begun to change the landscape of the mountains and attract birds and animals.

Modern irrigation systems, he affirmed, would be introduced in these areas and a herd of deer, reem gazelle and wild animals, as well as rodents and reptiles would be released back into the Dhalema nature reserve next Monday.

' Hafiya nature reserve in Kalba will also welcome a group of desert species,' he added. - Emirates News Agency, WAM

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