1 Arabian Environment
The Arabian wonder gecko
- How many times have you heard: 'There is nothing out there…only sand and scorpions', with reference to the seemingly endless spread of desert around us? One that must be crossed as fast as possible when moving from one emirate to the next?
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, December 11 - 2007 at 09:27 |
UAE's rare tahr goats and mountain fauna face extinction
- Unprecedented economic growth, massive population increase and rapid infrastructure expansion, are having some unfortunate environmental consequences for the UAE. Not only are areas where developments occur directly impacted, but so are distant places as well: the country's mountain habitats for instance.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, October 09 - 2007 at 13:56 |
On the wane: The UAE's mudflats and mangroves
- Rapidly disappearing from the UAE coastal belt are some of the country's most biologically significant ecosystems.
- Tuesday, August 28 - 2007 at 09:19 |
Coral reef monitoring stations installed
- The installation of coral reef monitoring stations, accompanied by a survey of reefs, was undertaken in early August, along the coast of Fujairah in the UAE.
- Sunday, August 12 - 2007 at 14:53 |
UAE and Algeria to cooperate to protect the Houbara Bustard
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) whereby the two countries agreed to cooperate in the field of houbara bustard breeding and conservation.
- Thursday, August 09 - 2007 at 13:19 |
Saving the ghaf tree: a campaign diary
- Many countries around the world have national trees, the selections based on symbols of culture, heritage, environment, strength, beauty, usefulness and other.
- Thursday, August 02 - 2007 at 10:03 |
HSBC supports conservation of the UAE's natural heritage
- In commemoration of the World Environment Day, HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, Emirates Wildlife Society - World Wide Fund for Nature (EWS-WWF) and Fujairah Municipality, announced an environmental partnership aimed at the conservation of Wadi Wurayah natural habitat in the Emirate of Fujairah, UAE.
- Tuesday, June 12 - 2007 at 14:47 |
The Coca Cola Company pledges to replace the water it uses in its beverages and their production
- On the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5), WWF announced a collaboration with The Coca-Cola Company which will focus on a new global initiative to conserve water resources.
- Tuesday, June 05 - 2007 at 11:34 |
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