The Saudi Special Forces for Environmental Security have apprehended dozens of offenders for environmental violations as part of a recent crackdown, Arab News reports. Under the command of the Ministry of Interior, the forces arrested individuals who illegally moved sand and soil in Jeddah and Tabuk. People who illegally entered the Imam Turki bin Abdullah […]
The Dutch historian and futurist Rutger Bregman stated for New York Times that most people still do not understand the dangers of climate change and underestimate the severity of the transformations that need to be carried out in the economy. He said this during a conversation with journalist Kara Swisher in the Sway project of […]
The owners of the Borouge polyolefin plant in the UAE have signed a $3.5 billion contract to extend the site, which will make it the biggest plastics plant of its kind in the world, Arab News reports. Italian oil and gas engineer Maire Tecnimont has been awarded the contract to work on the Borouge 4 […]
227 environmental activists were killed in the world last year. Global Witness NGO called on its site on governments to take their defense seriously. Most of the killed activists fought against deforestation. In 2020, a record number of environmental activists were killed globally – 227 people, which is 25 more than a year earlier, according […]
The signing of new investment deals reportedly worth $30 billion between Saudi Arabia and Oman is no doubt a positive development for solidifying cooperation between the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Yet the first questions that spring to mind are: Why Oman and why now? Let’s find the answer together with Arab News. […]
A Saudi government institution responsible for seawater desalination has revealed its road map to achieving environmental sustainability at a major international industry conference, Arab News states. Officials from the Saline Water Conversion Corp. shared their Saudi Green Initiative action plans – aimed at improving the environment, combating climate change, and reaching carbon neutrality – at […]
The Middle East is not the same region the US defined it as several decades ago. This is the main idea of Sarah Elzeini article. She’s a founder and CEO of SMZ International Group, a boutique strategic advisory and activities firm. Her clientele includes law firms, nonprofits, the private sector and sovereign states. *** In […]
Busaiteen Corniche and Al Samaheej Walkway in Muharraq have become the latest sites to benefit from an ambitious nationwide campaign to ensure the expansion of the green zones in the Kingdom and active contributions to the fight against climate change. The Forever Green campaign is being implemented by the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) […]
The Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) expressed keenness to raise awareness within the financial and banking institutions in Bahrain about climate-related risks and include them in the institutions’ annual training plans, BNA reports. CBB Governor Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj said the moves would be within a drive to develop directives related to the environment and […]
The Sultanate of Oman tops the Arab countries in the World Environment Quality Index for the year 2021, Times of Oman reports. “This came in the 2021 Insider Expat survey, which was released by the German InterNations network 2017,” the Environment Authority announced. “The Sultanate of Oman ranked 17th in the world in the environmental […]
