This project is in direct line with the royal message addressed to the participants of the seventh World Congress on Environmental Education (9 June 2013, Marrakech), in which the Sovereign affirmed that education and awareness "remain the pivot of any judicious approach aimed at achieving the necessary transition towards a green, solidarity-based economy that respects natural ecosystems". Thus, the Rabat Botanical Test Garden aims to be both a centre for environmental education at the service of the general public and an ideal place to promote the national ecological heritage, a centre of biological resources for scientific research, and a place to host plant collections intended for the conservation of biodiversity. Created in 1914 on a total area of 17 ha (10 ha in the upstream part and 7 ha in the downstream part), the garden, which has undergone rehabilitation on the High Instructions of His Majesty the King, contains biological treasures of exceptional value. In total, there are more than 650 ornamental and fruit species of diverse origins: local, tropical, subtropical, and desert. The arboretum alone contains a great genetic diversity consisting of 27 families divided into 44 species. Through its economic role, this garden is considered the precursor to the development of Moroccan fruit arboriculture, particularly of exotic origin. Through its floristic richness, it contributes to the enrichment of national and global plant genetic resources. The main plant varieties of the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) are also preserved there. Mobilising investments of around 55 million dirhams, the rehabilitation works consisted in particular of the redevelopment of more than 27 thematic squares, the renovation of the irrigation system, the construction of an exhibition greenhouse, the development of an Eco-museum, the rehabilitation of a Moorish house, and the introduction of new endemic, rare, or threatened species, as well as exotic species of economic interest. Planted in the heart of the city of Rabat, the Botanical Test Garden, listed as a national historical heritage site in 1992, is a true green lung of this City, classified as a "World Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO in 2012. In addition to the initial partners of the project (Wilaya of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region, urban commune of Rabat, INRA, Hassan II Fund for Economic and Social Development), the Botanical Test Garden has developed partnerships with the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the Islamic Culture Foundation, the Albacete Botanical Garden (University of Castilla-La Mancha), the Lyon Botanical Garden, and the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid. The Rabat Botanical Test Garden is also a member of the Network of Francophone Botanical Gardens and the Network of Botanical Gardens in the Mediterranean and the Middle East (MED-O-MED). A high place of history, architecture, culture, and science, this space, unique in its kind in the Kingdom, combines sobriety and modernity, predisposing it to play a major role in raising awareness among future generations about the preservation of natural and cultural resources in the service of sustainable human development. In addition to this space for distraction and relaxation, the capital of the Kingdom and its twin city, Salé, will see their recreational and sports infrastructures consolidated thanks to the programme for the construction of seven local sports fields for young people (skateboarding, rollerblading, and pétanque). With an estimated total cost of 6 million dirhams, this programme, which will be carried out within a period of five months, involves the construction in Rabat of a local field near the city beach, two fields in the Yaâcoub Al Mansour district, and another near the Lalla Soukaina mosque. The said programme also provides for the construction in Salé of three local fields (Hassan II bridge, Sidi Moussa, Al Houria Garden).