Tangier wins 1st prize

The national "forest cities" competition aims to reward cities that have policies and actions aimed at the preservation, enhancement, and expansion of urban and peri-urban forests.The urban commune of Tangier won the 1st prize in the national "forest cities" competition for the Tangier-Tetouan region, announced the secretary general of the High Commission for Water and Forests and the Fight against Desertification (HCEFLCD), Abderrahim Houmy, on Wednesday in Tangier.During a seminar organised by the Regional Directorate of Water and Forests and the Fight against Desertification of the Rif, on the occasion of the celebration of the International Day of Forests under the theme "Forests, climate, climate change", the prize was awarded by the Wali of the Tangier-Tetouan region, Mohamed El Yaakoubi, to the president of the urban commune of Tangier, Fouad El Omari.This recognition is justifie…