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The fruit of a three-year project headed by the Tunisian General Directorate of Forestry and the Tunis WWF bureau, and financed by the MAVA Foundation, the National Wetlands Centre of Tunisia “Dar El Bhira” was inaugurated on 25 April under leaden skies, largely compensated by the fervour and enthusiasm aroused by the event. Located in a superb Ottoman fort on the edge of the Ghar El Melh lagoon, some sixty kilometres north of Tunis, and a popular seaside destination for the capital’s inhabitants, the aim of the centre is to raise the awareness of the general public to the diversity, wealth, and usefulness of Tunisian wetlands. With its interactive and informative displays, created by local craftsmen, the centre is the first of its kind in Tunisia.
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