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Hide Images International Biodiversity Day to be observed on 22 May The International Biodiversity Day, designated by the United Nations General Assembly, will be observed on the 22nd of May. Expert urges public not to use GM foods A GERMAN academic, who has been waging a war against genetically modified (GM) foods, yesterday urged the public not to use them. New course in environmental science Keeping in mind the critical importance of a healthy environment for quality life,Qatar University has launched a new graduate programme in Environmental Science. Qatar to have policy on heavy metals Qatar is planning to have a national policy on disposal of heavy metals like mercury, cadmium and lead which are potentially hazardous. Baboon returned to zoo AYMAN Abdulaziz and Ashraf Khallaf thought they had a free pet when they recently caught a wild baboon from an open area in Duhail. Ropme Sea Area now a protected zone International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has declared the Ropme Sea Area as a "special zone" in an effort to cleanse its highly polluted waters. Qatar sets up committee on Bio-safety Protocol HH the Heir Apparent of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Khalifa al-Thani has issued a decree setting up a committee on Biosafety Protocol. Qatar initiates project to save dugongs Sophisticated camera systems, that have not yet been attempted anywhere else in the world, are to pan the Qatari waters to study dugongs, the sea mammals which are highly vulnerable to extinction. Qatar presides over global meeting Qatar presided over a meeting at Montreal Protocol's 20th anniversary celebrations where representatives of 191 member countries agreed to accelerated “freeze and phase-out" of ozone and climate-damaging chemicals. Qatar complies with all Cites regulations Qatar has successfully "interpreted and implemented" all the requirements expected of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites). More..