Mauritius: Agro-Industry Minister Inaugurates Arboretum to Mark International Day for Biological Diversity

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An Arboretum which will house some 5 000 endemic plants of 600 rare species was inaugurated yesterday by the Minister of Agro-Industry and Food Security, Mr Mahen Kumar Seeruttun at the Native Plant Propagation Centre in Curepipe in context of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2018.

The theme for this year "Celebrating 25 years of Action for Biodiversity", was chosen to mark the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity and to highlight progress made in the achievement of its objectives at national and global levels.

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