Kuwait launches environmental week to raise environmental protection awareness

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Kuwait launches environmental week to raise environmental protection awareness

STORY: Kuwait launches environmental week to raise environmental protection awareness DATELINE: March 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:38 LOCATION: Kuwait City CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of environmental week activities STORYLINE: Kuwait launched on Sunday the environmental week to educate people about the protection of the environment and natural resources in the country. Organized by the Environment Public Authority (EPA) of Kuwait in cooperation with volunteer teams, the event will last until March 12. Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah, EPA Chairman and Director General, said that with the start of the environmental week in the country, a number of plants were planted in the Jahra Reserve. He said that the goal of planting seedlings in the reserve is to mitigate potential environmental damage, especially dust storms. The Environmental Week was approved by the authority as an annual event from March 6 to 12 with the aim of raising awareness of environmental protection in th

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