In a New Emirati Global Achievement
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates-Wednesday 24 October 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
His
Excellency Majid Ali Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Emirates
Falconers’ Club, was elected with a great majority by the delegates as
President of the International Association for Falconry and Conservation
of Birds of Prey (IAF) at the conclusion of the General Assembly held
on the 22nd of October 2018 in Bamberg, Germany. This is a
new achievement for the UAE and its valuable efforts in preserving human
heritage, preserving falconry and sustainable hunting. Formerly the UAE
led one of the most important achievements in falconry history which
was the registering of the falconry heritage in the Representative List
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in UNESCO which happened
in 2010.
His
Excellency Majid Ali Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Emirates
Falconers’ Club, was elected with a great majority by the delegates as
President of the International Association for Falconry and Conservation
of Birds of Prey (IAF) at the conclusion of the General Assembly held
on the 22nd of October 2018 in Bamberg, Germany. This is a
new achievement for the UAE and its valuable efforts in preserving human
heritage, preserving falconry and sustainable hunting. Formerly the UAE
led one of the most important achievements in falconry history which
was the registering of the falconry heritage in the Representative List
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in UNESCO which happened
in 2010.
The IAF is a
non-profit organization founded to preserve the art of falconry with 115
clubs and falconry institutions in more than 90 countries, representing
more than 70,000 falconers around the world.
His
Excellency Majid Al Mansouri expressed his pleasure in representing the
UAE in the IAF and winning the Presidency, and he said, "The UAE's
leadership of the IAF is a crowning of the UAE achievements in this
field for decades and it increases the importance of winning the
Presidency of the IAF that happened in the year where we celebrate the
centennial of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Due to his
vision In 1976, falconers gathered from all around the world to discuss
the future of falconry, which means that the UAE's leadership of the
IAF is an extension of the efforts of Sheikh Zayed, the First Falconer
and one of the most important environmentalists in the world, whose
vision reached what modern nature protectors later defined as
sustainable hunting."
His
Excellency extended his sincere thanks and appreciation to His Highness
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and His
Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces for their unlimited
support in safeguarding heritage in various fields, especially Arab
falconry. He also thanked His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates
Falconers’ Club, who has been directing and following up the efforts and achievements of the Emirates Falconers’ Club since its establishment.
In
particular, during his tenure as Vice President of the IAF for the
Middle East and North Africa region he developed the IAF strategy for
this region and as a founding member of the Emirates Falconers’ Club and
Secretary General has contributed to the Sheikh Zayed Program to launch
falcons which has succeeded in releasing to the wild more than 1,600
falcons. He also established the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital and worked on
projects to increase Houbara. He was awarded the ‘Best Environmental
Personality Award’ in the GCC in 2008.
Contacts
Pyramedia
Reham Barakat, 00971508228604
reham.barakat@pyramedia.biz
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