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    Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi issues its digital annual report

    ABU DHABI, 15th April, 2022 (WAM) — The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) highlighted its most important achievements during 2021 in its annual report, which was issued today in digital format for the third consecutive year. The report focused on EAD’s efforts in achieving its strategic vision to ensure a sustainable future for all […]

    How the Netherlands Expo 2020 Dubai pavilion is being dismantled for reuse

    The dismantling of pavilions at the Expo 2020 Dubai site has begun in earnest. Some country pavilions, such as those of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and India, will remain, while others have begun taking down exhibits and started the process of packing up installations, technology equipment and plants for recycling and reuse. Among the many is the Netherlands […]

    Wildlife traffickers prosper on Facebook, report finds

    The online trade in wildlife and endangered animals is flourishing with social media giant Facebook removing fewer than half of illegal adverts, a recent investigation found. In two days, online researchers at global campaign group Avaaz identified 129 pieces of potentially harmful wildlife trafficking content. Verified content included posts selling or seeking cheetahs, monkeys, pangolins and pangolin scales, lion […]

    Caravan fire in Dubai’s Jaddaf area brought under control

    A fire that gutted a number of caravans and trees in Dubai’s Jaddaf area on Wednesday night has been brought under control. Fire crews from Karama and Rashidiya stations responded to reports of a blaze at 11.45pm. Dubai Civil Defence teams were at the scene within six minutes. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 19 minutes and […]

    Fujairah survey finds dolphin species rarely seen in UAE

    A rough-toothed dolphin, spotted only once before in the UAE, was among six species of dolphins sighted during a survey carried out by a team of scientists in Fujairah. The rough-toothed dolphin (steno bredanensis) is one of the larger species of dolphins typically found in deep tropical waters and is identified by their conical heads and […]

    Tuvalu FM urges countries to take greater responsibility for climate change to save island nations
    13 Apr 2022

    ABU DHABI, 4th April, 2022 (WAM) — Countries should cut down on their greenhouse gas emission and take greater responsibility for problems created by climate change to save island nations like Tuvalu from extinction, said the country’s senior official. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Simon Robert Kofe, Tuvalu’s Minister of Justice, […]

    Why does the UAE experience so much low-lying fog?
    12 Apr 2022

    With its magnificent deserts, amazing architecture and beautiful waterfronts, the UAE offers photographers scenes that few other nations can match. Perhaps the most striking of the many images of the Emirates are those that combine the country’s scenery with a natural phenomenon: early-morning fog. In particular, photographs showing the skyscrapers of Sheikh Zayed Road in […]

    DEWA, TRANSCO to increase UAE’s water security with three water-interconnection projects

    DUBAI, 11th April, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA Group), will install three interconnections that can transfer 117 MIGD to different areas in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, supporting reliable water supplies to customers across the […]

    Look: New lakeside camping and picnicking site opens in Abu Dhabi
    11 Apr 2022

    The Department of Municipalities and Transport has opened Al Wathba Lake Camp, with 13 campsites and 24 picnic sites, further expanding Abu Dhabi’s leisure offerings and promoting eco-tourism in the emirate.Image Credit: Abu Dhabi Government Media Office Enthusiasts of camping or picnicking in the open will be able to enjoy this multi-purpose camping site that […]

    Adopt a mangrove in Abu Dhabi through the new Etihad Mangrove Forest programme

    Abu Dhabi: People around the world can now invest reducing their carbon footprints by adopting a mangrove in Abu Dhabi. The Etihad Mangrove Forest programme is an effort by Etihad Airways, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi’s environment sector regulator, the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD). Invest in carbon removal Using a digital platform, the Etihad […]