WWF and the UAE (page 2 of 2)

Many restoration projects are being thought of, some of them already in place. The main problem is the lack of space and suitable habitat for the various species of concern.

Outdoors activities are now starting to affect the environment, especially in fragile ecosystem such as the wadis in the Hajjar mountains where an increasing number of people are using the wadis for recreation. The UAE coastline is also affected by the development of large resorts and industrial complex and several coastal areas of regional importance are being threatened.

Indirectly affecting the environment is the lack of a co-ordinated institutional and legal environmental framework.

WWF Conservation priorities for the UAE
- To increase the number of conservation partners that will implement long term sustainable conservation actions

- To assist local governmental and non-governmental agencies to plan, develop and implement comprehensive conservation programmes

- To promote and assist in establishing a national network of protected areas

- To establish and help implement clear and realistic conservation plans for species of special concern in the UAE

- To aid in the implementation of international conservation initiates

- To promote sustainable life style in the UAE

- To raise awareness of the local population of the sustainable use of natural resources through the education and capacity building

Some Projects under development for the UAE
- Education and capacity building strategy
- CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered

Species of Wild Flora and Fauna) enforcement capacity building
- State of the environment report
- Management plan for the Khor Kalba Protected area
- Institutional strengthening of the Environmental Protection and Industrial Commission, Ras Al Khaima


WWF - EWS and UAE taking action today for a living planet tomorrow


©1986, WWF - World Wide Fund For Nature (Formerly World Wildlife Fund) ® WWF Registered Trademark owner