This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Muhammad Zariyouh
The decision to destroy 940,000 pine plants in a forest nursery in the suburbs of Nador sparked widespread controversy, after journalist Si Mohamed El-Youbi revealed information he described as “fascinating” on this measure.
He stressed that this decision represents a waste of public money and natural resources, especially since the nursery includes a million pine seedlings, of which only 60,000 have been planted, while the rest risks being destroyed .
This measure was strongly rejected by stakeholders in the environmental field, who see the destruction of plants as a missed opportunity to develop forest areas and support local environmental initiatives.
Many of them expressed their dissatisfaction with the absence of a sustainable vision that invests these natural resources in the service of environmental development objectives.
For its part, the “Environment Morocco 2050” movement called on the Moroccan Agency for Water and Forests to review this decision.
The movement demanded the publication of a report explaining the reasons for this destruction, while proposing alternatives such as the distribution of plants to interested associations or their use in reforestation projects.
Activists believe that this decision contradicts the Kingdom’s efforts to improve forest cover, which constitutes one of the solutions to confront climate change.
They questioned whether the decision reflected mismanagement of public funds, especially since the plants represent a significant environmental investment that can be leveraged to combat desertification and achieve sustainable development.
