The Environment Ministry has opened a birdwatching center to watch
migratory birds in the Axada Lakes area in Sharm el-Sheikh, funded by
the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Development
Program.
Osama al-Gibali of the migratory birds conservation project said
tourist guides have been trained for ecotourism and informed of
different types of migratory birds in order to promote environmental
awareness and sustainably reduce threats those birds face during
migration. Pamphlets have also been distributed in the area with
information on the migrating birds, and the lakes were treated with
environment friendly material before the arrival of the birds in autumn
to coincide with the announcement of Sharm el-Sheikh as a green city.
This manifests Egypt's commitment to the international treaties it
has signed, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the
Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
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