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His Excellency Sheikh Dr. Faleh Bin Nasser Bin Ahmed Al Thani, Minister of Environment and Climate Change issued a ministerial decision regulating the hunting season for some birds and wild animals.   And the decision of His Excellency the Minister of Environment and Climate Change No. (15) of 2022 stipulated that “The hunting season for migratory birds will be in the following period from 09/01/2022 until 15/02/2023, with the exception of bird hunting”.   Provided that the hunting of the Houbara Bustard (Chlamydotis Undulata) is by falcons only, and it is prohibited to use or exchange non-traditional hunting tools and means, especially the device for attracting birds (AlSawayat). As for the rabbit hunting season, it will be from 15/12/2022 until 15/01/2023, excluding others of the year, and hunting them is by falcons and hunting dogs only.   It is prohibited to hunt or sell any birds or other wild animals throughout the year, which are included in the list of prohibited types of animals, and hunting of which is prohibited; including birds, mammals, and reptiles.   It is also prohibited to hunt in all kinds in nature reserves and islands, and within the boundaries of cities, villages, and public parks, and within private properties and farms, except with the consent of their owners and rights holders.  

Download the List of animal species (birds, mammals, reptiles) prohibited from hunting

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Workshop on permitting procedures for injection operations in wells

On Thursday, September 8, at the headquarters of the Environmental Assessment and Licensing Department at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, a workshop was held on permitting procedures for injection operations into wells, with the participation of specialists in Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation “KAHRAMAA” and the Environmental

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Confiscation of violating fishing nets

The Marine Protection Department has seized fishing nets in violation of the conditions near Al Aalia island, which have been confiscated. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change calls upon the fishermen to abide by the environmental laws and conditions, and not to use illegal fishing nets, or to fish

Hamad Khalifa AlKhulaifi in brief

Qatari photographer and environmental activist; he started his environmental career after noticing a significant shortage in the ranks of migratory and endangered birds in the country. He then turned to research and reading about them, and made an archive of biodiversity in the Qatari environment through the information he collected,

Ali Talib Al Hanzab

A Qatari environmental activist who has planted more than 5,000 seedlings on the Qatari mainland in the past three years through his initiative "The Qatar Land Reforestation Initiative", which began its journey by planting the first seedlings in 2019 and continued to distribute seedlings to the owners of estates, winter

Shaimaa Al Mutawa

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His Excellency Sheikh Ali Bin Abdullah Bin Thani Al Thani

An environmental activist and lover of nature, he has environmental contributions and an effective role in preserving wildlife and biodiversity in the State of Qatar. He is the owner of "Umm Haysh" nature reserve. The reserve was established in 1950 by his father, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Thani Bin Jassim Al