Ali Al Dhaheri is the managing director and chief executive of Tadweer Group The issue of how to manage waste is not a new one. Tackling the vast amounts of it that countries generate is a task for no one nation. Global waste is projected to reach 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050, growing more than twice […]
A new study sheds light on the power of keystone species, which could help ecologists in other environments. A sea otter floating above ribbons of kelp is undoubtedly one of nature’s cutest scenes. It’s well known that the marine mammals help make these sea surface ‘pillows’ more abundant, by eating the sea urchins that nibble […]
Air pollution, pesticide use, and plastic litter at sea are down, but more action is needed for the bloc to meet its clean goals by 2030. While the internet was abuzz with the Oscars, a very different set of results was unveiled in Brussels this morning: the runners and riders in Europe’s race to zero […]
Extreme heat may have a bigger impact on biological ageing than smoking and drinking alcohol, research suggests. As climate change fuels rising temperatures worldwide, a new study warns that extreme heat could be speeding up the ageing process in older adults. Seniors exposed to prolonged periods of extreme heat showed signs of increased biological ageing, […]
The researchers studied Earth’s orbit, tilt and wobble to solve a problem that had stumped scientists for decades. A new study suggests that Earth’s next ice age should begin within the next 11,000 years – except our impact on the planet may delay it, potentially by thousands of years. Scientists have long known that shifts […]
As temperatures rise because of climate change, a new study has drawn an unexpected conclusion – Dubai may have become cooler in recent decades. Contrasting with the global trend and with results from five other major Gulf cities analysed, the apparent fall in surface temperatures of built-up areas in Dubai has been credited to the expansion of green […]
Top environmental delegates worked late into the night on Thursday to seal critical negotiations and pave the way to secure $200 billion a year for biodiversity protection by 2030. The gavel came down with no objections at the extended UN Biodiversity talks in Rome, held at the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation office. The room erupted in […]
Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Ruler of Sharjah, on Wednesday heralded the third harvest of a vast wheat farm which is helping to bolster the emirate’s food security, while sowing the seeds for a more sustainable future. The farm in Mleiha was transformed from a stretch of barren desert land in 2022 into fertile […]
Talks in Colombia in October yielded some significant outcomes but ended in confusion. An annual United Nations conference on biodiversity that ran out of time last year will resume its work on Tuesday in Rome with money at the top of the agenda. That is, how to spend what’s been pledged so far – and […]
The IPCC assessment summarises the latest climate research from around the world, taking hundreds of experts years to produce. Representatives from nearly 200 countries gathered on Monday to work out the details of the next major UN climate science report. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is meeting for a week-long session in Hangzhou, […]
