2014 ANNUAL REPORT www.fm6e.org 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 2 Summary Word from the President 4 Highlights 8 UNESCO World Conference on the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 8 Lalla Hasnaa Sustainable Coast Awards 10 CSR labeling of the Foundation by Vigéo 11 Strategic study on positioning the Foundation (Nomadéis) 11 Third progress report of the Marrakech Palm Grove Protection and Development Rehabilitation project of Ghabat Chbab 13 International meetings 14 National meetings 18 Programs Education for Sustainable Development 21 Eco-Schools 21 Young Reporters for the Environment (JRE)12th edition of the competition 22 Green universities 24 Capacity building of young environmental communication professionals 24 Environmental Education Center (EEC) 24 Coastal Protection 26 Clean beaches 26 Marchica Lagoon 28 RBIM 27 Oued Dahab Bay 27 08 10 12 13 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 3 Responsible tourism 34 Green Key 34 Blue Flag 34 Historic parks and gardens 35 Exotic gardens 35 Air and climate 36 Qualit’air 36 Voluntary Carbon Offsetting 37 Teaching tools and internet websites 38 Interactive games 38 The Marrakech Palm Grove Educational circuit 38 CO2 calculator updated 38 Ecoecoles.ma Portal 39 Clefverte.ma Portal 39 Clean Beaches Portal 39 Financial statements 40 Passive balance sheet at December 31, 2014 42 Active balance sheet at December 31, 2014 42 Product account and load to 31 December 2014 43 Board of directors 43 Organization chart 44 Partners 47 26 26 32 34 37 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 4 Word from the President Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa President of the MohamedVI Foundation for Environmental Protection 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 5 EDUCATE AND RAISE AWARENESS, OUR PRIMARY MISSION Our Foundation has come a long define and focus on our primary mission, way since its inception in June 2001. namely: Awareness and Education Coastline, the environmental education on the Environment and Sustainable of our children, air and climate, historic Development. This was our starting point, gardens, and sustainable tourism. and it must remain our guideline. It a We are committed on multiple fronts, crosscutting aim among all our programs, driven first by our enthusiasm and and defines all our commitments. energy, and increasingly involved During my speech at the opening of the through our know-how and efficiency. UNESCO Conference on Education for We now manage a substantial portfolio of Sustainable Development in Nagoya in projects and programs. We are delighted: November 2014, I expressed my conviction the extent of our involvement can only that education and awareness are the be beneficial to our cause: to improve fundamental basis and prerequisite for any the quality of our environment. But efforts towards environmental protection. that does not make us lose sight of our Therefore, we are now refocusing our primary mission, namely: awareness and efforts on education and awareness; we education for sustainable development. will do this consistently and professionally Thus in 2014, we felt the need to take stock by developing our content and educational of our actions, to proactively question tools. In this regard, we will soon have ourselves on the progress, on all these a Research Center in Education for achievements that satisfy us and our Sustainable Development dedicated partners, but remain so modest compared to the mission to codify, develop and to the immense task of environmental sustain educational and awareness protection, which is the responsibility of our actions implemented in the Kingdom policy makers, of course, of associations, of Morocco. We will try to carry our and of each of us as citizens. We asked voice, our message, and our example, the essential question of what we want, to the largest number of people, first and more importantly, what we can do to in our country, as well as outside our confront this great environmental challenge. borders, since this center will have a regional focus through our partnerships Following this evaluation that we with UNESCO, ISESCO and UNEP. conducted with the help of specialists, also asking our diverse partners that All this of course, we will do have consistently supported us from with collaboration and support the start, we felt the need for us to re- from our partners. 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 606 3 Copenhague 06 13 10 Londres 7 Strasbourg HIGHLIGHTS 12 Lyon 10 Camargue 5 11 Marseille 6 Bergame 14 Athènes Réthymnon Gibraltar 9 4 2 Tunis 8 Crète NAGOYA (JAPAN), RABAT (SKHIRAT), RABAT (SKHIRAT), NOVEMBER 12, 2014 DECEMBER 7, 2014 DECEMBER 7, 2014 1 Manama UNESCO WORLD CONFERENCE ON LALLA HASNAA SUSTAINABLE CSR LABELING OF THE THE DECADE OF EDUCATION FOR COAST AWARDS FOUNDATION BY VIGÉO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 07 3 Copenhague 13 10 Londres 7 Strasbourg 12 Lyon 10 Camargue 5 11 Marseille 6 Bergame 14 Athènes Réthymnon Gibraltar 9 4 2 Tunis 8 Crète CASABLANCA, MARRAKECH, MARRAKECH, OCTOBER 02, 2014 1 Manama APRIL 28, 2014 APRIL 28, 2014 STRATEGIC STUDY ON POSITIONING THIRD PROGRESS REPORT REHABILITATION PROJECT OF THE FOUNDATION (NOMADÉIS) OF THE MARRAKECH PALM GHABAT CHBAB (MARRAKECH) GROVE SAFEGUARDE AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 8 Highlights UNESCO WORLD CONFERENCE ON THE DECADE OF EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, NOVEMBER 12, NAGOYA - JAPAN Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa Morocco’s commitment to the environment delivered an opening speech Workshop In the opening speech, HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa reminded On 10 November 2014, in Nagoya, Japan, at the World Morocco’s commitment to the environment. A commitment Conference of UNESCO for the Decade of Education enshrined in the constitution of the Kingdom, translated for Sustainable Development, Her Royal Highness into a framework law and action of his governments. The Princess Lalla Hasnaa delivered an opening speech. framework law establishes the note of civil society and In Nagoya, Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa was provides the framework in which the foundation is inscribed. the guest of honor of Irina Bokova, Director General of Education and awareness raising UNESCO with which the Foundation established working engagement of the first day links for three years. The World Conference on Education for The President recalled that her commitment especially Sustainable Development, which marks the end of the 2005- concerned education for sustainable development 2014 Decade, was a prestigious forum to make known the since the first day, particulary young education. work of the Foundation and the convictions of its President. 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 9 ONE OF THE MAJOR CHALLENGES Workshop IN EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE As a side event at the world conference, in partnership with the Foundation Education for the Environment DEVELOPMENT IS THE RELEVANCE AND (FEE), the Foundation organized on 12 November, 2014 a workshop on overall institutional approaches EFFICIENCY ON THE GROUND to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with the slogan: «Set the ESD agenda beyond 2014.» Speech by HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa at the World Conference on Education in The workshop introduced the crucial role of Education Développenment Durable, November 10, 2014, Aichi-Nagoya (Japan) for Sustainable Development in the post -2015 agenda and the need to establish links between schools, universities, civil society, local authorities, and the private sector. The results were presented during the closing plenary of the World Conference, and will be integrated with recommendations for the implementation of the comprehensive action program (GAP). 2014 Annual Report Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment 10 Highlights LALLA HASNAA SUSTAINABLE COAST AWARDS DECEMBER 07, SKHIRAT he first edition of the biennial competition of the Lalla Hasnaa TSustainable Coast awards was held on December 7, 2014 in Skhirat, chaired by Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa. These awards, which now replace the Clean Beaches Awards, bring a new direction, more global, which takes account of the Foundation’s broader objectives for sustainable coastal development. If the former «Clean Beaches» awards mainly rewarded efforts towards cleaning, development, beach management, or raising the awareness of tourists, the new Lalla Hasnaa Sustainable Coast awards extend this recognition to the management and protection of the entire national coastline. RESULTS TROPHIES Category • SAMIR, Mohammedia Urban Commune, « Clean Beaches » and Association Bahri Dima Clean. This award recognizes an initiative by one or Category more beaches in the management, development, « Sharing and living environment » preservation, education and information. For This award recognizes the recovery initiatives businesses, this category is for Foundation for public and natural areas, urban or suburban, partners of the Clean Beaches program. which are part of the Moroccan coast. LAUREATES LAUREATES • Afriquia and the Mirleft Rural Commune. • National Office of Electricity and Water • Amendis Tangier, the Association les Petits (ONEE) and the Dakhla Urban Commune. 55Applications