Monday 18 / November / 2024
Muscat: Volunteers of different nationalities took part in the cleaning of Al Dimaniyat beach in Oman this weekend.
Scores of volunteers from Oman, Austria, Hungary, Italy, India and other countries, collected piles of junk, plastic and glass littered across the natural reserve by uncaring visitors.
Despite the warning signs, many tourists and fishermen litter the white sand of Junn island, which can be very harmful for turtles, birds and marine life, according to Antonia, a volunteer.
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Cleaning drive
Organised by the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) in coordination with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA), the cleaning drive took more than four hours at Junn island on Friday. It is a small 0.75km remote island located an hour drive from the Muscat coastline.
It is worth mentioning that access to the Dimaniyat islands, which are a string of nine small islands, is restricted as they have been declared a nature reserve.
No visitors are allowed between the beginning of May and November on account of birds’ and turtles’ nesting season.
