Law regulating trade in endangered species to be enacted soon

Tuesday, September 7, 2004
The Peninsula

Doha: The law to regulate the overall trade in endangered species of flora and fauna in Qatar is expected to be enacted shortly, Ghanem Abdullah Mohammad, director of wildlife protection and development department at the Supreme Council for Environment and Natural Reserves, said here yesterday. Speaking to The Peninsula, Ghanem said, the draft of this law had been passed by the country's Advisory Council and had also been discussed by the Cabinet. "The Emir, H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has now to issue the decree to pass the law," he added.

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