Doha: The Quranic Botanical Garden will hold its Second International Forum under the title of “the Islamic perspective on ecosystem management” from April 22 to 24 in collaboration with the Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, with support of Qatar Petroleum.
Director of the Garden Fatima Saleh Al Khulaifi said that the Forum brings together a number of scientists and experts in the management of ecosystems, specialists in the management of the botanical gardens, in addition to religious scholars.
The forum will shed light on the principles, ethics and values of Islam, which urges the preservation of plants and the environment, and will highlight the role of cultural traditions and customs in maintaining ecosystems.
Doha: Qatar Orphan Foundation (Dhreima) Spring Festival with the participation of Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), concluded yesterday.
The two-week festival activities included educational and cultural programmes for Dhreima children and the families of the staff.
Dhreima Director-General, Khalid Kamal said that the participation of Lekhwiya in this event confirmed that the orphans care in Qatar is a shared responsibility between all segments of the society, and that everyone contributes to the achievement of social development, which is one of the pillars of the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Washington: Qatar’s Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Jahham Al Kuwari held several meetings with a number of representatives at the US House of Representatives. He met separately Representative for California Darrell Edward Issa, Representative for West Virginia Nick Rahall, Representative for New York Michael Grimm, Representative for New York and ranking minority member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Eliot Engel, Representative for Indiana Andre Carson, Representative for New York Carolyn Maloney and Representative for California Dana Rohrabacher. He also met Joe Manchin, the US Senator for West Virginia.
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