(MENAFN- Gulf Times) The General Directorate of Natural Reserves Private Engineering Office (PEO) and ExxonMobil Research Qatar (EMRQ) havbe signed a memorandum of understanding, officiating their collaborative research to protect Qatar's ecology.
The MoU, which was signed by Research Director Dr Jennifer Dupont on behalf of EMRQ, and Nawaf Jaber al-Nuaimi for Jaber bin Abdullah al-Attiyah, Director General of the General Directorate of Natural Reserves Private Engineering Office, provides a collective framework for the research and resources needed to fulfill long-term goals of increasing knowledge about marine habitats and species in Qatar.
Under the newly signed MoU, EMRQ will leverage existing information gathered with its research partners, Qatar University (QU) and Texas A&M at Galveston (TAMUG), on the local population of dugongs (marine mammals).
"ExxonMobil Research Qatar is extremely pleased to announce its partnership with the General Directorate of Natural Reserves Private Engineering Office to help gather robust science in support of establishing a Qatari Dugong Management Plan," said Dr Jennifer Dupont, Research Director for ExxonMobil Research Qatar.
Nawaf Jaber al-Nuaimi office manager, Director General's office said, "Protecting Qatar's dugong population is a top priority for us."
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