Arabian Environment
Diminishing Wetlands
- 2nd February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on 2nd February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea.
- Sunday, February 05 - 2006 at 09:45 |
International trade in caviar suspended
- International trade in caviar is provisionally suspended. The Secretariat of CITES (Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) has not approved 2006 caviar export quotas for, among others, the Caspian Sea states, because caviar exporting countries have failed to provide the scientific basis to assess the sustainability of their sturgeon stocks (sturgeon is the principal source of the luxury food, caviar).
- Tuesday, January 24 - 2006 at 12:31 |
Capture and tagging of flamingo in the Arabian Peninsula
- For the first time ever in the Arabian Peninsula, five greater flamingos were captured and marked with plastic rings and satellite transmitters.
- Sunday, January 15 - 2006 at 12:28 |
Imminent extinctions
- The critically endangered Dhofarian shrew, endemic to Oman and known only from the Khadrafi site in Dhofar, will become extinct if habitat degradation persists.
- Tuesday, December 20 - 2005 at 14:45 |
About ecotourism
- This rapidly expanding segment of the tourism industry is also the most misunderstood. Any travel in a natural or man-created 'natural' environment, regardless of ecological impact, is bandied about as ecotourism! More often than not, it isn't ecotourism al all.
- Tuesday, December 06 - 2005 at 09:55 |
Curbing carbon emissions the DHL way
- DHL - UAE is a Founding Member of the WWF - UAE Corporate Club and, through the relationship, has amply demonstrated its environmental responsibility.
- Sunday, November 20 - 2005 at 08:40 |
Vulnerable reefs of the Gulf
- The coastal waters of western UAE and Qatar are home to a rich and diverse coral fauna and well-developed reefs.
- Monday, October 31 - 2005 at 10:20 |
Deep in the perfumed forests
- As we study the dynamics of agarwood trade here in the UAE, many 1000s of kilometres away, deep in the forests of Papua New Guinea, WWF works with local communities, teaching them how to extract the agarwood resin without killing the trees.
- Thursday, October 27 - 2005 at 08:28 |
Web Feeds