Tourism and the Promotion Council condemn the militarization of the UAE occupation “Sharma Reserve” in Hadhramaut

Published on July 24, 2024
Ansarullah website – Sana’a

The Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Promotion Board condemned the UAE occupation forces’ establishment of a camp for their forces in Sharma-Jathmoun Nature Reserve in Hadhramaut governorate, one of the most important Yemeni nature reserves for rare and endangered turtles in the world.

The ministry and the Council pointed out in a statement the importance of the reserve, which represents an important habitat for green and hawksbill turtles, which are among the most important rare and endangered living creatures on the planet Earth, and which take the reserve’s beaches as a suitable location for nesting and laying eggs.

The statement denounced the fact that forces supported by the UAE occupation imposed their control over this vital site, as part of their efforts to militarize Yemeni tourist sites and natural reserves, in flagrant violation of Yemeni national sovereignty, and international laws and norms calling for the protection of natural sites and reserves in the world, and the preservation of their biological and environmental diversity, its components and its unique tourism product as a global natural heritage.

The statement held the UAE occupation and the parties supported by it – mercenaries – responsible for the militarization of the nature reserve, which heralds a dangerous escalation targeting the security situation and the lives of citizens, and the risks the reserve may be exposed to that threaten its natural heritage, its vital ecosystem, and the rare and endangered organisms therein.

It called on international organizations to move quickly to save the reserve, which was declared in 2001 as a natural reserve and home to endangered turtles, and to stop all crimes and destructive activities that threaten marine life, as the most important natural marine environments, and to work to stop violations and acts of sabotage and demand the removal of the occupation forces,including, and all Yemeni reserves, islands and ports.

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