Morocco embraces eco-tourism for sustainability and increased yield

(1 Sep 2024)
MOROCCO ECO TOURISM

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Agafay, Morocco – 9 August 2024

1. Pan of camel caravan in Agafay desert, 40 Km from Marrakech
2. Tilt up of two tourists on camels
3. Tourists on camel
4. Various of tourists on a guided camel tour of the Agafay desert
5. Long shot of Avner Sabbn and Vincent Bular, tourists from France, enter Kasbah Agafay Hotel (15 Km from Marrakech) in Agafay desert in their car
6. Tilt down of Avner Sabbn and Vincent Bular, and Youssef Koubaa, Algerian tourist from Belgium, sitting in the Kasbah Agafay lounge with Abdessalam Damoussi, owner of Kasbah Agafay
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdessalam Damoussi, owner of Kasbah Agafay:
"I have relied on a book written by a friend of mine, Prince Sultan bin Salman, who wrote an extraordinary book called ‘Back to Earth’ (repeats book title in Arabic) and this was like my instrument that I used to do this work, I studied it, I did research, and in it, he really goes profoundly on why man should be back to Earth."

8. Pan of tourists inside the lounge
9. Mid of Youssef Koubaa talking
10. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Youssef Koubaa, Algerian tourist from Belgium:
"For ecological tourism I visited Indonesia, Thailand and many Asiatic countries, but I liked too much this place in Morocco. It is really a wonderful place and nature, especially the air, is very clean."

11. Wide of Laurent Olier, tourist from France, walking around the ecological garden of Kasbah Agafay
12. Various of Laurent tries to pick peppers
13. Various of Laurent smells rosemary
14. SOUNDBITE (French) Laurent Olier, tourist from France:
"Here, I know that it is organic. I had the opportunity to come to the garden where I was introduced to the vegetables, spices, aromatic herbs. I had a wonderful experience with the chef who allowed me to learn cooking, and suddenly, I know what I eat, I know where it comes from."

15. Various of Laurent inside the open kitchen located inside the ecological garden preparing lunch, a Moroccan tagine, under the supervision of the chef
16. Close up of potatoes being put in the tagine with chicken by Laurent
17. More shot of the chef showing Laurent Olier tajine preparation’ steps
18. Various of Laurent Olier and the chef putting the tajines on traditional clay brazier to be cooked on wood fire
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Abdessalam Damoussi, owner of Kasbah Agafay:
"We have windows when to switch on electricity. We’re looking seriously at solar panels, for getting the water from the wells, also for irrigation, drip-by-drip irrigation. We use no pesticide in the whole property. We never used any pesticides."

20. Laurent relaxes inside the tent and one of the workers prepares him Moroccan tea
21. Various shots of pouring Moroccan tea into cups
22. Pan of the tents inside the Kasbah Agafay
23. SOUNDBITE (French) Avner Sabbn, tourist from France:
"Finding yourself in a place like here, it’s a very magical place and one that you don’t find everywhere in the world."

24. SOUNDBITE (French) Vincent Bular, tourist from France:
"Yes it’s true, it’s a real cinema setting, the welcome is wonderful, we really have the impression of being actors in a film in this place of peace, nature, calm."

25. Tilt down of an ecological room inside the Kasbah Agafay from the ceiling to the rest of the room components
26. The wooden ceiling
27. Tilt down of along window with multiple doors
28. A copper chandelier
29. Tilt up of an ecological living room with long door and small doors inside

ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rabat, Morocco – 13 August 2024

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