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It was at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech that SAR the Prince Moulay Rachid has chaired, last Tuesday, the opening of the 55th General Assembly of the International Council of hunting and of the Conservation of game (CIC), under the High Patronage of SM King Mohammed VI.

SAR the Prince Moulay Rachid, upon his arrival, went through a detachment of the Auxiliary Forces which made the honours before be welcomed by the High Commissioner to the waters and forests and the fight against desertification, M.Abdeladim Lhafi, the President of the CIC, Mr. Dieter Schramm, as well as by the wali of the region of Marrakech-Tensift-Al Haouz, Mr. Mounir Chraïbi.

SAR the Prince Moulay Rachid was also welcomed by the President of the Municipal Council of the city of Marrakech and the Commander of the Place d'Armes.

At the opening session, Mr. Lhafi pointed out that in addition to sports, and entertainment aspects, hunting is a real importance in the achievement of the socio-economic development, which place in the centre of the concerns of this sector with a view to be leveraged for rural development both locally on the regional plan.

Starting from this observation and for the promotion of this sector, as a modern environmental management tool able to accompany the socio-economic reality and its development, it was conducted as early as 2006 the updating of the legal framework regulating this activity, continued M.Lhafi. Bases was rational in the development of a plan of des d' une gestion également of one management also également des des d' une à l' d' un directeur visant la consécration d' une d' une à l' d' un directeur visant la consécration à l' à l' d' un directeur d' un d' un directeur Director for the consecration of private sector and of the Organization of the hunting tourism as a lever for local development.

Mr. Lahfi has focused also on the programmes implemented for the reconstitution of the populations of the missing animals or endangered and, through the creation of a network of protected areas throughout the national territory, stating that it is more than 150 sites occupying a total area of 2.5 million ha.

The President of the International Council of hunting and game Conservation, Mr. Dieter Schramm, for his part, highlighted the close relationship and the excellent cooperation linking the Kingdom to the CIC, noting that the Morocco has a great experience and knowledge to make confirmed in management, sustainable use and conservation of the game and natural resources.

"We are committed to working to strengthen our partnership and our cooperation with the Morocco, natural resources and biodiversity-rich countries", he said.

Born of an initiative in Europe from East to the 1900s, the CIC was created in 1928 and is currently an advisory, independent organization on the political plan, which aims to preserve the species from the game through the promotion of sustainable use of wildlife resources.

The CIC brings together 32 Member States including the Morocco, universities, NGOs and private members and scientific experts from 82 countries.