Birth of an association for the development of the Jbel Bani Geopark in Tata

The city of Tata hosted the 8th edition of its agricultural fair on 10 April. This was the occasion chosen by the founding members of the Moroccan Association for the Development of the Jbel Bani Geopark (AMDGJB) to hold their constituent general assembly, thus realising a project they had been developing since 2012. This association is the result of the establishment of formalised partnerships at the level of the presidencies of Mohammed V University in Rabat (represented by its applied geology laboratory directed by Professor El Wartiti Mohammed) and Ibn Zohr University in Agadir, with the mandated project coordinator, Patrick Simon, manager of Sud Project Manager/PSPM Sarl. It follows the international WIGET4 workshop held on 13, 14, and 15 April 2014 in Tata. The general assembly saw the election of Mr Simon by the founding members to the presidency of the AMDGJB. Vice-presidents we…