Abbas El Fassi highlighted the projects to be launched during this event, aimed at raising awareness of the need to protect the environment, the prime minister’s office said.
    Environment minister Amina Benkhadra raised the measures taken by her department to preserve ecosystems and combat desertification, in addition to the setting up of a national observatory for the environment and sustainable development.
   For her part, Meriem Bensaleh Chaqroun, in charge of the Earth Day celebration, gave an overview of the actions carried out and the programme of the event.
   Morocco’s capital Rabat has been selected by the Earth Day Network as the site of one of the major Earth Day celebrations marking Earth Day's 40th anniversary.