Doha: The 2nd International Forum of the Qur’anic Botanic Garden, Islamic Perspectives on Ecosystem Management, will open in Doha tomorrow.
Being held in collaboration with the Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM) of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Forum will bring together Islamic experts and scholars of other faiths, ecologists, ecosystem managers, scholars from botanic gardens, and other disciplines to exchange ideas and experiences about future programmes to serve the objectives of the Qur’anic Botanic Garden and the Commission on Ecosystem Management.
The sessions organised by the Qur’anic Botanic Garden, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, will highlight Islamic principles, values and ethics that promote the conservation of plants, cultural traditions and ecosystems.
The Qur’anic Botanic Garden aims to identify new initiatives that can help and promote its conservation and educational programmes.
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