FRANCE PROVIDES €1 MLN FOR BIODIVERSITY IN SOCOTRA

SANA'A, March 24 (Saba) - French Agency for Development (AFD)
granted on Wednesday Yemen with €1 million for supporting the
biodiversity in Socotra Archipelago.

The grant agreement signed by Minister of Planning and International
Cooperation Abdul-Karim al-Arhabi and French ambassador to Yemen
Joseph Silva comes under the joint cooperation between Yemen and
donors to preserve biodiversity in Socotra Archipelago.

Al-Arhabi accented that the government pays more attention to
Socotra Archipelago and its biodiversity, valuing highly the donors'
support in this area.

Socotra Archipelago biodiversity project is supported by several
donor countries and organizations such as France, Italy, Germany and
United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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