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BBC News
19-03-2025
- BBC News
King's Quay purchase preserves Isle of Wight's 'unspoilt inlet'
A "rare and precious" landscape on the Isle of Wight will be preserved for future generations after it was acquired by a wildlife Quay - formally known as Palmers Farm - has been described as the island's "last unspoilt inlet on the Solent".It has been bought by the James Tuttiett Charitable Trust (JTCT), which has partnered with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to protect said the purchase would provide "a sanctuary for wildlife and a legacy of conservation". The inlet, between the villages of Fishbourne and East Cowes, includes freshwater swamp, reedbed, salt marsh and mudflat habitats, and is surrounded by ancient woodland. It is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a RAMSAR site - a wetland of international Tuttiett of JTCT said: "King's Quay is a truly special place and we are honoured to be playing a role in preserving its unique natural beauty and ecological importance. "By partnering with Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, we can ensure this vital habitat thrives for many generations to come, providing a sanctuary for wildlife and a legacy of conservation." Jamie Marsh of Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust said: "King's Quay is a rare and precious haven for wildlife."Protecting and restoring key ecosystems such as this is a core part of our Wilder 2030 strategy, for a richer, more biodiverse future for Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, and beyond." You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
Zawya
02-03-2025
- Politics
- Zawya
Concrete steps agreed as part of border security coordination between military and security institutions in Libya
Representatives of the military and security institutions in the East and West, including two military and police female officers, responsible for border security, counterterrorism and addressing irregular migration agreed on Wednesday 26 February to form a specialized study center tasked with conducting specialized studies on border security areas. Members of the Joint Technical Coordination Team (JTCT) for Border Security participated in a two-day coordination meeting, facilitated by UNSMIL in Tunis. The JTCT developed a proposal of a studies center which provides an analysis of the risks around border security, that provides practical solutions which can be applied on the ground, identified the duties and tasks of the centre and its organizational structure. The studies centre will contribute significantly to strengthening border security and combating terrorism, and addressing irregular immigration, said one of the participants, adding that it would help develop implementable solutions to border security issues and support strengthening Libyan national security. At the request of the JTCT, UNSMIL facilitated a field visit to one of the Tunisian land border centers near the Libyan-Tunisian border to enhance experience sharing and awareness of regional cross-border security challenges. "The establishment of the studies center comes as part of the joint coordination mechanism approved by the JTCT for Border Security at Benghazi meeting on 17 and 18 December 2024,' said Ali Kilkal, from UNSMIL's Security Institutions Service. Kilkal stressed that the next step would be to physically establish the border security joint centers and to start equipping them, to enable coordination, communication and information exchange on border security. They decided to reconvene in April in southern Libya to discuss the regional coordination mechanism. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).
