First Batch Of Farmed Fish Released
The first batch of economically important and over-exploited farmed fish species were released back into Abu Dhabi waters by Maryam Bint Mohammad Saeed Hareb Al Muhairi, Minister of State for Food Sec...
May 23, 20190725Category: Environment
Dubai To Add 300-MW Of Clean Energy Next Month
Dubai will add 300-megawatts of power from clean energy sources when the second stage of the Mohammad Bin Rashid Solar Park starts operations next month.
Saeed Mohammad Al Tayer, Managing Director ...
May 21, 20190738Category: Environment
Dewa Measures Social Impact Of Green Project
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has conducted a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis of the first phase of its project to retrofit a number of villas in the Mohammad Bin Rashid Hou...
May 12, 20190641Category: Environment
Animals Play A Critical Role In Maintaining The Natural Balance Of Things
How many sea turtles do you think are killed every year due to fishing?
An estimated 4,600, according to a 2011 study.
Sea turtles are a vital part of the aquatic fauna. They maintain the oceani...
May 07, 20190625Category: Environment
UAE Students Save Water, Energy Worth Dh24 Million
Nearly 30,000 students from public and private schools achieved unprecedented savings in electricity and water use — equivalent to financial savings of Dh24 million — it was announced Thur...
May 04, 20190670Category: Environment
Critically-endangered Hawksbill Turtles To Start Annual Nesting In Abu Dhabi
Critically-endangered Hawksbill turtles have started to arrive at the Al Taweelah site of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) in Abu Dhabi as another annual nesting season begins.
The largest industria...
April 24, 20190613Category: Environment
Tadweer Opens Region’s First Battery Solar System At Landfill
Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer) opened the first battery solar system in the region at its Al Dhafra Landfill on Wednesday.
A solar-plus-storage plant is an energy storage system charge...
April 18, 20190591Category: Environment
Carpark In Dubai Investments Park Go Solar
Hepworth facilities located in Dubai Industrial Park (DIP) has been converted into a solar carport that harnesses energy from the sun while saving more than 70 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide from ent...
April 16, 20190652Category: Environment
Coral Reef Gardens Launched In Fujairah
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment on Saturday launched ‘Fujairah Cultured Coral Reef Gardens’, the largest project of its kind in the UAE, in collaboration with Fujairah Munic...
April 14, 20190715Category: Environment
Dubai based Gene Bank Data Now To Be Available Worldwide
A Dubai-based gene bank containing the world’s largest collections of genetic material of heat- and salt-tolerant plant species has officially been made available to farmers, plant breeders and ...
April 06, 20190751Category: Environment