Saudi Arabia has continued its global outstanding performance, outperforming 180 countries in two indicators of environmental performance, ranking first in the Tree Cover Loss and Wetland indicators, Gulf News reported. This is in addition to surpassing 172 countries in preserving and protecting natural environments and preventing the extinction of rare animal species, ranking eighth in […]
MEED’s 2021 Smart Construction Virtual Summit, a one-day event held by MEED, will take place on Wednesday 16 June from 9:00AM to 5:00PM GST. MEED, abbreviated from the former name Middle East Economic Digest, is a business intelligence tool for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). It announced the event on its site, everyone […]
Ever since oil was discovered in Bahrain in 1932, the country has witnessed rapid economic growth and development mainly due to the processing of crude oil and exporting refined products across the world. The oil powered economic activity also attracted the migrant population to the extent that eventually 48 % of the population comprised of […]
Biodiversity loss is a global phenomenon. Driven by habitat degradation, climate change, the introduction of invasive species, and other anthropogenically induced factors, around 1 million of the 8 million plant and animal species on Earth are threatened with extinction. Increasingly, biodiversity loss is being recognized as a systemic risk with far-reaching consequences, including financial risks […]
The Sultanate of Oman took part on June, 7 in the 41st meeting of the GCC Undersecretaries of Environment, Oman News reports. Dr. Abdullah Ali al-Amri, Chairman of the Environment Authority represented the Sultanate in the virtual meeting. The meeting discussed working papers presented by the member countries to be submitted to the GCC Ministers […]
The European Commission plans to launch a deforestation initiative in September that will remove deforestation-related products from the supply chain to the European Union. This was stated by the European Commissioner for Environment, Ocean and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevicius in an interview with Euronews. “Shortly after the summer break, in September, we are going to present […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) and the Supreme Council for Environment (SCE) to enhance areas of cooperation related to environmental conservation and protection, BNA reports. The MoU was signed by Defense Ministry Undersecretary Major General Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs and […]
The Environment Authority has planted more than 950 mangrove saplings in Khor Qaisd in the Wilayat of Al Jazir, Al Wusta Governorate. “In support of the efforts of the Environment Authority in preserving and protecting environmental systems, rehabilitating degraded lands, and in celebration of World Environment Day, the authority, represented by the Environment Department in […]
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced it will organize the 23rd Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) and Dubai Solar Show from 5th to 7th October 2021, at Expo 2020 Dubai. DEWA is the Official Sustainable Energy Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai, Government of Dubai reports. The announcement was made by Saeed Mohammed […]
A UAE newspaper has said that the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ move to launch “an unprecedented effort to heal the Earth”, a world awash in climate disruption and spiraling pollution, is truly praiseworthy, WAM reports. “This was done on the eve of World Environment Day,” said Gulf Today in an editorial on Monday. Kicking off […]
