The Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife, with the patronage from the Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs (MSEA) and with the support of the Regional Migratory Soaring Bird Project (MSB), held an expanded national workshop under the title: “Presenting the draft short-term Action Plan for the management of wild hunting activity in Syria” in Damascus – Blue Tower Hotel. This was to get the needed support and approval from the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) to be adopted and enforced as a way forward to manage this sector.
The workshop aimed to present the draft of the national Action Plan (prepared by the Society’s experts) to the national authorities concerned with its direct or indirect implementation. The workshop was attended by 46 representatives from various stakeholders and sectors including Agriculture, Environment, Justice, Interior, Tourism and Water Resources and from different related institutes and disciplines (academic, research, executive and administrative authorities) as well as representatives of the Supreme Commission for Regional Planning, the General Commission for the Management and Development of the Badia (GCB), Small Grants Program (SGP), some NGOs and other entities that can play a role in Support the approval and implementation of this draft Action Plan to be adopted.