Dr. Wijdan Aloqab, President of the Kuwait Environment Protection Society, announced the Society's participation in the Shuwaikh Beach cleanup campaign, scheduled for Saturday, November 27th, under the title "Operation Sea Turtles." The campaign is being organized in cooperation with the Japanese Society in Kuwait and several government agencies, volunteer teams, and groups. Dr. Aloqab explained that the Society received a delegation from the Embassy and the Japanese Society in Kuwait to coordinate the annual event, which has become a symbolic annual gathering to highlight the importance of the environment in sustainable development plans. She noted that the Society has been a key participant in the Sea Turtles campaign since 2000, considering it a community-based environmental initiative that includes symbolic activities to promote environmental awareness on the ground by drawing attention to the importance of coastlines, their ecosystems, marine life, and habitats.
She explained that the society is preparing for a diverse participation through several events and specialized committees, as it is organizing for the first time after the return of normal life, following the circumstances that prevented it from organizing last year due to the Corona pandemic. She pointed out that the most prominent participation of the society is represented in its educational program “Green Schools« in its eleventh consecutive season for the current academic year, where school students will be invited to participate, as it will be the first environmental and social activity after the return of normal life, while taking precautions. In addition, there will be the participation of its community awareness program »Beach Safari«, the Friends of the Environment team, the Department of Programs and Activities, Environmental Clubs, and the Youth Empowerment Program, as well as a distinguished group of members of the committees and volunteer teams in the society. She praised the participation of many government agencies, civil organizations, and volunteer groups in the sea turtle operation, stressing the society’s keenness to participate in a field role and special awareness support for this symbolic event, which it classifies as community awareness and an environmental message about caring for the beaches and their marine creatures, which is consistent with the society’s approach concerned with the components and environments of marine and coastal wildlife and their natural habitats.
Dr. Aloqab added that the inclusion of the sea turtle operation with the participation of many environmental partners falls within the framework of their community roles and their contributions towards promoting the environmental dimension in an institutional style and approach that positively reflects on participation in the field awareness activities. She mentioned that the preparation for the Green Turtle Operation project was done in coordination and setting the program of events and distributing roles between the society and the Japanese Society in Kuwait with representatives from the Japanese Embassy, stressing that the beach cleanup campaign is receiving a wide presence and interest from various people interested in the environment.
