The Kuwait Environment Protection Society supported the suspension of the camping season for the current year, calling for limiting the camping period in the State of Kuwait for the next 5 years to two months annually, noting that it had previously submitted a proposal to this effect to the Board of Directors of the Public Authority for the Environment. The Society said in its press statement that the necessity requires reducing the pressure on the desert environment during the camping season and limiting the wrong practices on the desert environment.
Self-recovery
She pointed out that her call to stop camping for the current season and limit it to two months for the next five years would bring the desert and wilderness environment to a good state of natural and self-recovery, in addition to calling for a return to camping today.
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The single (camping) is intended to alleviate the burden on wildlife and desert life, which strengthens and supports stopping encroachments on the desert environment, which were observed by the association's teams and committees during their monitoring of the environmental condition of camping sites during
Previous years up to last year.
Every citizen is a guardian
In its statement, the Environmental Protection Association emphasized the importance of promoting and enshrining the value and concept of "every citizen is a guardian," urging every citizen and resident to report environmental violations anywhere by proactively contacting any of the Environmental Police Departments.
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The Environment Public Authority and the Kuwait Environment Protection Society.
Security and safety
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The association stated that its call to halt the camping season also stems from a concern for the safety and security of campers after the recent heavy floods swept away and exposed numerous mines planted by the Iraqi aggression.
The oppressor in the State of Kuwait, «knowing that the concerned authorities, which hold a seat on the board of directors of the Public Authority for the Environment, have agreed that the areas designated for camping should be surveyed and made sure that they are free of hazards in order to hand them over to the municipality to open them to the public
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The public is gradually increasing their numbers, so the association hopes that camping will not be done haphazardly in order to ensure the safety of desert visitors. Furthermore, the association is keen to promote the flourishing and growth of vegetation and native plants, which will contribute to the recovery of the soil and the environment.
The desert.
Relevant authorities
The association urged relevant authorities, such as the Environment Public Authority, the Environmental Police, and Kuwait Municipality, to tighten control and intensify judicial seizures at camping sites in the country after the association's teams and committees observed the spread of camps in more than one area.
A site in clear violation of the laws, regulations, and decisions governing it.
