Arabian Environment

  • Prem Chandran, Editor, Khaleej Times.
  • UAE media and the environment

  • Media coverage of environmental issues in the UAE may have grown over the years but there are still constraints.
  • Wednesday, May 11 - 2005 at 13:59 | readers' rating 6/10
  • Saker falcon is among the commonly traded ones in Arabian falconry © WWF-UAE / Fred Launay.
  • UAE falcons issued passports

  • Falcons in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being registered and issued passports with the aim of reducing an illegal trade in the species.
  • Monday, April 25 - 2005 at 15:44 | readers' rating 5/10
  • Flamingos in Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary. Copyright WWF UAE
  • Bird hides draw great public interest

  • Bird hides installed in Ras Al Khor Wildlife Sanctuary, Dubai, are generating considerable interest from the community.
  • Tuesday, March 22 - 2005 at 13:40 | readers' rating 5/10
  • Our Ecological Footprint - the impact of humanity on earth - has increased two and a half fold since 1961. Copyright WWF - Canon / Martin HARVEY
  • Facing up to our ecological footprint

  • Nouha stared at her Ecological Footprint in disbelief. She had just completed a quiz that measured her impact on nature. The ensuing result baffled her.
  • Monday, February 14 - 2005 at 13:30 | readers' rating 6/10
  • Arabian Gulf Sailfish with tag. Picture by Xavier Eichaker.
  • A call to conserve the Arabian Sailfish

  • Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) in the Arabian Gulf could be in for a perilous time. Scientists and recreational fishermen report a dwindling number of sailfish observed in UAE waters over the previous five years.
  • United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, January 26 - 2005 at 14:52 | readers' rating 5/10