Dr Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidy, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), issued a decision regulating procedures covering the issuance of environmental permits in the special economic zones and free zones in the Sultanate, Oman Obsever reports. Lubna bint Hamoud al Sabariyah (pictured), Environmental Specialist at the Public […]
The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) Sunday announced it has joined the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC’s) Sports for Climate Action initiative as it reinforces its commitment to reducing its environmental impact, Gulf-Times reports. By becoming a signatory to the Sports for Climate Action Framework, the QOC has promised to play an active […]
The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah has concluded the sixth edition of “Al-Ghaf, the Sustainable Tree” initiative under the slogan “Al-Ghaf is in my Environment”, WAM reports. There are 126 private and public schools participating in the initiative in cooperation with the Emirates Foundation for School Education. EPAA also announced winners from […]
The Dark Side of the Chew, 2014 Everyone has chewed gum, but most of us ignore the fact that their composition is similar to plastic. In addition, there are traces of chewing gum everywhere: on the streets, in schools, on public transport. Watch this movie to find out how chewing gum affects our culture, threatens […]
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Al Dhafra Region, and Chairman of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, EAD, had launched in Summer, 2020 a book titled ” 25 Years of Preserving Sheikh Zayed’s Environmental Legacy”. Why might this be interesting for the eco-friendly readers? The book documents the […]
The UAE has been pursuing environmentally friendly strategies in recent years, even applying them to government transactions. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) will fully digitize its bank guarantee management process, cutting its paper usage by 100 %, Arab News reports. The government entity signed a deal with Dubai’s biggest bank, Emirates NBD, to migrate […]
Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, has operated its first ecoFlight for 2021 in April, WAM reports. It continues research and testing under the Etihad Greenliner program to assess environmental sustainability initiatives during scheduled services. This is Etihad’s fourth ecoFlight, operated on the airline’s signature Greenliner aircraft which is fully offset […]
The ambitious architectural concept of the Austrian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will represent a comprehensive picture of modern Austria and showcase its rich history of innovation, according to an Austrian official, Kaleejtimes reports. With their tag “Austria makes sense”, the pavilion supports Expo 2020’s vision of organising one of the most sustainable world expos […]
Plans for Oman’s economic growth going hand-in-hand with environmental sustainability have been drawn up between the Sultanate and the United Kingdom. As the part of the UK-Gulf Marine Environment Partnership (UK-GMEP), they will be carried out by the Environment Authority, and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). This is the UK government’s […]
International Monetary Fund published a Concluding Statement that describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the end of an official staff visit. Fund concludes that the KSA authorities “responded quickly and decisively to the COVID-19 crisis” and the economic recovery that is underway is expected by IMF experts to continue. IMF projection that the […]
