Princess Lalla Hasna chairs signing ceremony of conventions on rehabilitation of exotic gardens

Morocco's Princess Lalla Hasna, chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environment Protection, chaired here on Sunday the signing of two partnership conventions on the rehabilitation of the exotic gardens in Bouknadel (near Sale).

Founded in 1951 by French horticultural engineer Mark François, the gardens have a very specific character and considered among the best in the world. Their rehabilitation is part of a policy to upgrade the Moroccan cultural and tourism heritage.

According to the foundation, the conventions are aimed at making the gardens an international educational center by endowing them with a multimedia library, an arboretum, a pedagogical space and a restaurant for visitors.

Contacts have already being made with embassies of the countries that are represented in the garden, namely China, Japan, Brazil, Mexico, France and Congo to establish a scientific cooperation, develop acclimatized species and set up partnership with exotic gardens throughout the world.

A reflection committee will be created to establish a framework that would allow the rational management of the gardens to guarantee their development and continuity.

The rehabilitation of the 4.5 hectars gardens will be partly funded by BMCE bank's foundation.