Abdelhakim Hazaqa - Algeria
They have met periodically outdoors for three years, united by the love of nature and exploration through activities in various regions of the country, but the development of social relations, which began in general virtual and realistic acquaintance about the idea when ten mobile Algerians into a common space of different spectrums and ages; State, students, employees and retirees, including individuals, couples and their children.
With the growing number of these mobiles, which nowadays in the hundreds, and the multiplicity of their movements in the arms of nature, they had to organize themselves in the form of an accredited association or independent groups, so they chose to be the "mountain family" ceiling that includes them all, and have representatives in each region, forming a body National Assembly.
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The idea of planting forests a beautiful response to the nature of the members of the Association after the large fires in the Algerian forests last summer, and led to the destruction and damage to a large area of vegetation and animal.
The "Family of the Mountain" organized voluntary campaigns in five regions nationwide, according to the degree of fire affected, and included the forests in the wilaya of Tissemsiltou Jarjara in the wilaya of Bouira, Jafra in the wilaya of Bordj Bou Arreridj, Chili in the wilaya of Batna, and Laql in the wilaya of Skikda, not to mention the outputs to explore the various regions of Algeria. .
Around 300 rallies from all over the country, Britain and America, participated in the campaign, and despite the difficulty of access to the camping site and its terrain and rugged roads; the trip coincided with a rainy and cool atmosphere in those towering highs above sea level.
Participants in the campaign received a warm welcome from the inhabitants of the village of Igzer Iwaguran, which ensures its men, women, youth and children all the operations of supply and catering and even guarding.
In return, the Jebel family is planning several monthly outputs in the coming months to popularize afforestation and clean-up campaigns in the wilayas of Boumerdes, the Jarjara mountains, the Atlas Blida and the east of the country, and plant fruitful trees for the victims of the fires.
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The university student at the Institute of Public Works Sayed Ahmed Zubairi that the campaign gave him the opportunity to participate in the protection of nature, and provided him with a unique experience of contact with immigrant brains and young people; which helped him to learn new rules in life.
University researcher Mokhtar Kissous said the Algerian green gold (forests) is in a very dangerous situation because of illegal logging, fires and climate change, and considered the initiatives of the mountain family a revival of nature and cultivation of hope.
He added that the association succeeded in educating citizens about the importance of protecting their surroundings and prompted them to engage in environmental volunteerism without official or civil sponsorship, but within the fraternal gathering for Algeria.
He said professor of education Abdel Hakim Qamrawi that the Family Mountain embodied the love of home and nature, and aims to develop tourism by exploiting the elements that abound in Algeria, and make it in the service of the citizen.
"The atmosphere was very family-oriented and embodied in the dimensions of the large family through cooperation, solidarity and generosity, in the presence of 26 countries representing the nation," he said.
coexistence
In his speech, Hakim Fratseh revealed the future program on the agenda of the roving, where they are currently working on the development of a technical card and the establishment of a tourist guide for the various mountain paths in Algeria in order to develop mountain tourism.
He explained to Al Jazeera Net that the association seeks to classify the archaeological villages as tourist villages through the revival of national traditions by region in the framework of preserving the national heritage, and revealed that the association encourages the use of vegetation and animal cover in scientific research and university studies through attracting students, and the development of a national guide to various Plants and animals found in the forests of Algeria.
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He stressed the relentless endeavor to educate citizens on the importance of preserving forests to stabilize the climate through mountain camping and organizing student and school trips. He stressed that the initiative in its depth is not limited to the philosophy of environment and nature, but has a basic national dimension.
He explained that this principle is to establish the principle of peaceful coexistence between the various segments of society, and stimulate cultural exchange in order to acquaint Algeria's tourism capabilities locally and internationally, and work to bring hard currency as an important source of national income. The promotion of mountain tourism to the extent required was an important factor in stabilizing mountain populations and providing them with permanent and seasonal employment opportunities.