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Marine Conservation Forum Focuses on Reefs and Turtles, AMEInfo, 09/07/06

 

Source: AMEInfo

 

09/07/06

 

In a move that showcases their commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, major multinational and local businesses are among the sponsors of a key regional conference on marine conservation to be held in Abu Dhabi next week.

A loggerhead turtle makes its way back to the sea, after laying eggs on Masirah Island (Oman), possibly the world's largest nesting ground for loggerhead turtles. Turtle and coral reef experts from the region will meet in Abu Dhabi on September 11-14 to debate a region-wide marine conservation strategy at the Marine Conservation Forum. Photo credit: Nancy Papathanasopoulou/ Masirah Turtle Conservation Project.

A loggerhead turtle makes its way back to the sea, after laying eggs on Masirah Island (Oman), possibly the world's largest nesting ground for loggerhead turtles. Turtle and coral reef experts from the region will meet in Abu Dhabi on September 11-14 to debate a region-wide marine conservation strategy at the Marine Conservation Forum. Photo credit: Nancy Papathanasopoulou/ Masirah Turtle Conservation Project.

 

More than 80 environmental experts from the GCC, Iran and Yemen are expected to attend the Marine Conservation Forum, where a strategy on regional cooperation to preserve endangered marine turtles and coral reefs will be developed.

 

The Forum which will take place on 11 - 14 September 2006 at the Crowne Plaza, Abu Dhabi is organized by EWS-WWF (Emirates Wildlife Society - World Wildlife Fund for Nature) under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Environment & Water.

 

'As an Abu Dhabi-headquartered organisation fully committed to supporting the sustainable development initiatives of the emirate's government and its private sector, First Gulf Bank has no hesitation in sponsoring this important international symposium' says Andr