Saturday, July 22, 2023 at 8:33 PM Dakhla – The Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment organized, on Saturday at Oum Labouir beach in Dakhla, an awareness campaign for the benefit of children in summer camps under the banner “A sea without plastic”. This campaign, initiated in partnership with the Assalam association for the protection of maritime heritage, is part of the fourth edition of the “Sea without plastic” operation which continues until September 15th. The event is also part of the 24th season of the Foundation’s flagship program “Clean Beaches” which concerns 109 beaches, 27 of which have been awarded the blue flag. In a statement to the press, the coordinator of the “A sea without plastic” operation within the Mohammed VI Foundation for the protection of the environment, Sami Laklil, indicated that this campaign aims to raise awareness among children of the importance of preserving the cleanliness of the sea and the coast through multiple actions and initiatives. This operation, he continued, also aims to promote the efforts made by the local authorities and the partners of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the protection of the environment at the level of this beach which has just won the coveted Blue Flag for the 8th consecutive year. For his part, the president of the Assalam association for the protection of maritime heritage, Sheikh Al-Mami Ahmed Bazid, highlighted the importance of this awareness campaign which includes an exhibition of photographs on ecological diversity, workshops on submerged heritage, the harmful effects of plastic on the environment, waste recycling or even the Eco-Schools of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the protection of the environment, in addition to recreational activities for children. The Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa, has since the beginning of the year multiplied awareness-raising activities aimed especially at young people, thanks to the contribution of the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training. In this context, it organized an awareness campaign for children enrolled in eco-school programs and young journalists for the environment, on the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5), World Oceans Day (June 8) and the Rabat International Book and Publishing Fair. The Foundation also organized at the beginning of last June, three international conferences dealing with different themes related to plastic pollution, a major scourge that is getting worse from year to year.