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Kuwait Dive Team chalks many environmental achievements


Date: 2015-01-04 09:38:11

(MENAFN- Arab Times) KUWAIT CITY Jan 4 (KUNA): Kuwait Dive Team (KDT) affiliated with the Environmental Voluntary Foundation (EVF) achieved several voluntary projects and accomplishments in the field of environment in 2014 in collaboration with several governmental and non-governmental agencies. Head of the team Waleed Al-Fadel told KUNA in a statement that the team had issued its annual report of last year in which it outlined achievements projects and programs that contributed effectively to the protection of Kuwait's marine environment and coasts.

The KDT had won the Saudi Arabia Award for Environmental Management and the Boubyan Bank Volunteers Projects Award in recognition of its voluntary achievements Al-Fadel said stressing that the team has been implementing these voluntary activities since 1986 to complete its purposeful march.
Al-Fadel thanked His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah for his constant support to the team's activities that had a great impact on completing the environmental works.
Concerning the teams' achievements he said it managed to pull about 59 boats and ships totaling 196 tons in several locations and to lift 185 tons of fishing nets and harmful waste at several locations.
He added that the team follows up the status of coral reefs in southern islands and coasts and refers reports to international organizations interested in the status of these coral reefs.
The team had completed maintenance operations to secure the anchoring of boats and yachts around islands and the most important locations of coral reefs Al-Fadel said noting that the team also constantly followed up the project of Jaber Bridge and navy signs to avoid any risks.
Al-Fadel said that the KDT cleaned the Shamlan Harbor and lifted several tons of waste and boats noting it also organized a journey for a number of journalists to the location of the huge dead whale in eastern Failaka Island and took photo and video pictures of gigantic three whales. The team in collaboration with the Kuwait Municipality ministries of education and social affairs and other bodies participated in a campaign that cleaned coats in order to raise environmental awareness and preserve the coastal environment he noted. Thanks to its voluntary work the team joined the Universal Charter of United Nations he said adding that this move would enable it to convey its environmental massage to wider horizons and fields. Al-Fadel said that the KDT developed and updated its website and participated in several local and international exhibitions foremost among which was the Arab Book Fair. The team looks forward to further achievements and activities this year to achieve its vision contributing to making environmental awareness to all segments of the society.


Arab Times

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