Tag: trees planting

    Sir David Attenborough sounds fresh call to save plant life with BBC production ‘The Green Planet’ TV series

    Legendary English naturalist’s five-part BBC series premiers in the Middle East on Jan 10 “The Green Planet” series comes as many of the planet’s ecosystems stand on the brink of collapse, Arab News states. Towering more than 250 feet above the forest floor, the sequoia trees of California are the biggest living things on the […]

    Westford makes a huge positive environmental impact

    A group of 200 students planted 200 saplings at Al Qudra Tree Plantation site, in collaboration with Emirates Environment Group on 15th December 2021, Gulfnews reports. When 200 young leaders took action to save the planet one tree at a time, it was a sight to behold. Through the collaboration with Emirates Environmental Group, UAE, […]

    Emirates Environmental Group concludes 2021 by planting 2,559 native trees

    Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) concluded 2021 with its annual tree planting campaign “For Our Emirates We Plant”, WAM reports. This significant event took place on the special date 21.12.21; it witnessed the participation of more than 2,000 participants planting native saplings of Ghaf and Sidr trees in the Emirate of Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah. […]

    Environmental expo at Katara displays natural diversity, ecological importance

    The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change represented by the Climate Change Department on Thursday inaugurated an environmental exhibition at Cultural Village Foundation Katara, The Peninsula Qatar reports.  The exhibit will run until December 18 coinciding the National Day at Katara’s southern plaza. This is part of the activities of the heritage village organized by […]

    15 sites across Bahrain benefit from Forever Green campaign as companies praised for generous contributions

    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) […]

    Bahrain Association of Banks joined Forever Green campaign, plants trees at Central Market

    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 […]

    Forever Green campaign succeeds in greening 12 sites across Bahrain
    25 Nov 2021

    The “Forever Green” campaign to expand green areas in Bahrain and contribute to the fight against climate change has succeeded in greening 12 sites across the Kingdom, BNA reports. The National Initiative launched the ambitious campaign for Agricultural Development (NIAD). It has received generous support from the private sector in a demonstration of the robust […]

    Forever Green campaign reaches Zallaq Highway, King Faisal Highway with support from BANAGAS, BBK

    Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas) and the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait have joined the “Forever Green” campaign by generously supporting the planting of trees alongside the Zallaq Highway and the King Faisal Highway in Manama, respectively, BNA reports. The afforestation, implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and […]

    Vertical gardens in the city: how to green up your apartment building creatively

    Experts say that turning a city house into a palace is real. Let’s check the explanation by the founder of the Center for Alternative Gardening in Kyiv, who revealed the secrets of safe and beautiful green walls in the Rubryka article. We find examples of vertical gardening most often in parks and recreation areas. There […]

    Oman authority signed an agreement to support 10 million trees planting initiative

    The Environment Authority and Nama Group today signed a memorandum of cooperation to allocate OMR 100,000 as a contribution for the national initiative to plant 10 million trees. The MoC was signed by Dr. Abdullah Ali al-Amri, Chairman of the Environment Authority, and Eng. Omar Khalfan al-Wahaibi, CEO of Nama Group, The Arabian Stories reports. […]