biological diversity and tropical forests in tunisia - PART

Arid Regiocs Institute (Icstitute des Regiocs Arides - IRA)
Office of Ecvirocmectal AffaPrs
Activities: Coordicatioc of all catiocal acd ictercatiocal
ecvirocmectal affairs
The Pasteur Icstutate (Institut Paateur de ~unis) cocducts research ix
parasitology acd is coccerned with the impact of bacterial water
pollutioc. The icstitute provides educatiocal informatior to the geceral
pablic. There are also some quasi-governmeeta1 ageccies concerned with
ecvirocmectal research and protection. These include the Uciversjty of
Tucis (especially the Facdty of Sciences acd the Scientific Research
~ecter), the Federatioc of Regiocal Hunticg Associatiocs acd the
Assaciatioc for the Protectioc of Nature acd the Ecvironmect (~ssociatioc
Txisiecce po;r la Protectioc de la Nature et de 1'Ecvirorxernect - ATPNE).
The ATPIZ has the followicg furctiocs:
a) Protect flora, fa:ca, soils, air and natural sites
b) F;Slic cocservatioc edxatioc (especially yo~th)
c) Cortribste to ecvirocrnectal protectioc legislatior
d) Proaote creat5oc of cat~re reserves
E) Callaborate with other cature protectioc orgarizatiocs
f) Use all legal meacs to oppose projects that erdacger cature or
~aturel eqzilibri~m.
5.2. ?lo!: GOVEEYYS?!TAL ASSOCIATIOKS
A roc-govercmectal orcithological associatioc called the Friecds of
Birds (~ssocihtioc des kmis des Oiseaux - AAO) has formed ic Tacis.
FenS~rs participate ic ecvironmectal educatioc acd protectioc, field
ectlviti~s acd eccoGrage proper govemmectal protection meascres.
A Hatiocal committee for the Mac acd the Biosphere (KAB) program has
also beer orgacized. Biosphere reserves were desigcated ic 1977 at Bou
Hedca, Ichkedl, Chambi acd Zembra.
Several ictercatiocel cocservatioc orgarizatiocs acd assistacce
ageccies have cocducted research acd provided cocsultacts ncd fucdicg for
cocservatioc projects ic Tucisia. These jnclude:
- Ictercatiocal Waterfowl Research Bureau (~c~lacd) : Cocsalticg,
wetlacd projects
- Ictercatiacal Couccil for Bird Protectioc (~cglacd)
- \!orlawide F~cd for Nature (hPdF): Ichkezl Natjocal Park
ecor~ssecn, 902 Hedna N. P. reictroductj ocs, wetlacd research (~eeiss)
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' s : Ichkeil X.P. econusenn
- ictt rmt5oczl Ucj or for Betzre Cocservatioc (~wj tzerlacd)
- ?;r3?ear. Ecoconic Canaccity: Fscded Ichke~l water nacagenect studies