為了慶祝世界地球日40週年，摩洛哥22日頒布了一項前所未有，有關環境與永續發展的國家章程，是阿拉伯世界中第一個做出此種承諾的國家。
該章程將領導國家未來有關永續、環境以及自然資源的法律政策。
由摩洛哥國王穆罕默德六世(Mohammed VI)所主導的國家環境與永續發展章程，經歷了全國性的公眾諮詢程序後，將成為國家環境法的制定框架。
拉希德王子(Prince Moulay Rachid)以及穆罕默德六世環保基金會主席漢斯娜公主(Princess Lalla Hasna)主持了世界地球日的慶祝活動。
慶祝活動突顯了5則環保領域國際公約的簽署。
摩洛哥內閣部長提出了一系列將來的環保計劃，包括：恢復因為森林過度開發造成的沙漠化現象、設置人工魚礁以保護海洋生態系統、使用掩埋地點所產生的沼氣來生產清淨的能源，停用塑膠袋並且設立生態學校。
漢斯娜公主也在稍後舉行了慶祝晚宴。出席的貴賓包括法國生態、能源與永續發展部長博洛(Jean-Louis Borloo)、外國的市長、摩洛哥政府部長以及其他官員。
今年3月，漢斯娜公主造訪了美國華府，向與會者介紹拉巴特(Rabat)是地球日40周年的慶祝活動的首要城市。
她說摩洛哥最近投資了90億美元在太陽能方面，表明該國正在致力於可再生能源的管理，建設綠色經濟。
漢斯娜公主說，預計摩洛哥全國在2020年以前，將有42%的能源來自可再生能源。此一主要的太陽能計畫每年將減少370萬噸的二氧化碳排放量。
國王穆罕默德六世還發起了一項在2015年以前，種植1百萬顆棕櫚樹的計畫。
非營利組織地球日網絡(Earth Day Network)總裁羅傑斯(Kathleen Rogers)在華府指出，「摩洛哥位於非洲與中東的十字路口，正引領這些區域朝向實行開創性的環保，她激勵了數百萬民眾，在地球日以及日後作出個人對環境的承諾。」
漢斯娜公主是國王穆罕默德六世與拉希德王子的姐妹。從她童年開始，漢斯娜公主一直對社會與文化活動很感興趣，特別是對於摩洛哥的環境議題。
1999年，她在摩洛哥發起了一個票選最美麗乾淨海灘的全國性環保運動。
為了支持她的工作，穆罕默德六世環保基金會創建於2001年。
漢斯娜公主於2002年設立了青年環境記者獎，另外，她也在2003年起，為每年的6月5日聯合國環境日設立了一個攝影獎。
上週六(4月17日)的地球日慶典中，公主在拉巴特的奧戴亞斯(Oudayas)濱海藝術中心主持了一場生態空間的正式啟用典禮。她參觀了沿著波瑞格瑞格河(Bouregreg)河岸道路的展示空間，該處裝有一面太陽能板、一座風車以及一輛摩洛哥國家氣象局的空氣品質監測車。
In celebration of Earth Day's 40th anniversary, the Kingdom of Morocco today announced an unprecedented National Charter for Environment and Sustainable Development, the first commitment of its kind in Africa and the first in the Arab World.
The charter will guide policy in the country and future laws on natural resources, the environment and sustainability.
The King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, spearheaded the National Charter for Environment and Sustainable Development, which has undergone a nationwide, public consultative process and will form the framework for national environmental laws.
Prince Moulay Rachid and Princess Lalla Hasna, chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, presided over the Earth Day celebration.
The ceremonies featured the signing of five international conventions in the field of environment protection.
Moroccan cabinet ministers presented a range of environmental projects for the future - to repair the desertification caused by forest over-exploitation, place artificial reefs to protect marine ecosystems, use the methane gas from a landfil to generate clean energy, eradicate plastic bags and foster an eco-school.
Then Princess Hasna hosted a celebratory dinner. Among the guests were Jean-Louis Borloo, French minister of ecology, energy, and sustainable development, mayors of foreign cities, Moroccan government ministers and other officials.
In March, Princess Hasna visited Washington, DC for a ceremony presenting Rabat as a premier city for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.
She said that Morocco's recent $9 billion investment in solar energy, demonstrates the country's ongoing dedication to harnessing renewable energy to build a green economy.
By 2020, Morocco expects to have renewable energies account for 42 percent of the country's total power installed; this major solar project will reduce, by 3.7 million tons, the emissions of carbon dioxide per year, the princess said.
King Mohammed VI has also launched a project to plant one million palm trees by 2015.
In Washington, DC, Kathleen Rogers, president of the environmental nonprofit Earth Day Network, said, "Morocco, which sits at the crossroads between Africa and the Middle East, is leading these regions in groundbreaking environmental practices, inspiring millions of people to make a personal commitment to the environment for Earth Day and beyond."
Princess Hasna is sister to King Mohammed VI and also to Prince Rachid. Since her childhood, Princess Hasna has been interested in social and cultural activities, with special emphasis on environmental issues in Morocco.
In 1999 she launched the national campaign for the protection of the environment and gave the prize for the most beautiful and cleanest beach in Morocco.
To support her work, the Mohammed VI Foundation for the protection of the environment was created in 2001.
In 2002, Princess Hasna established a prize for young environmental reporters and in 2003 she created a prize for photography that is annually awarded on the UN's international environment day, June 5.
On Saturday, April 17, the princess presided over the official inauguration ceremony of an ecological space in the esplanade of the Oudayas in Rabat, on the occasion of the Earth Day celebrations. She visited exhibition spaces along the path beside Bouregreg River, which hosts a solar panel, a windmill and a truck of Morocco's National Meteorological office used to measure air quality.
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