The Africa Conservation Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya this week was designed to shape Africa’s public policy toward nature conservation ahead of the World Conservation Congress 2025, set to take …
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UAE Study Calls for Greater Protection of Coastal Lagoons
A new study published by the “Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for Climate, Biodiversity and People” project has underlined the role of UAE coastal lagoons in strengthening national climate action plans, biodiversity …
The Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has appointed Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak as Co-Chair. HE Al Mubarak is the President of the International Union for Conservation of …
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) has announced the designation of nine globally significant key biodiversity areas (KBA) in the UAE. These areas are of strategic biological importance …
Zeroe, a UAE-based carbon management company, has announced its sponsorship of an artificial coral reef through Project REEFrame, an initiative aimed at restoring and preserving coral ecosystems in the UAE. …
Hassan Allam Construction Saudi and the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have announced the signing of a construction works contract for the Primary Coral Nursery within the …
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Finalists announced for Goumbook’s Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme
Social enterprise Goumbook has announced the top ten finalists for its Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme. The initiative aims to foster innovation through research, science, and nature-based solutions matched with entrepreneurship …
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) is expanding its native tree-tagging programme. The Agency aims to tag 100,000 native trees as part of the programme, including Ghaf, Samar, and …
This week, the UN Ocean Decade Conference is being hosted in Barcelona from April 10 to 12 under the theme: ‘Delivering the science we need for the ocean we want.’ …
The travel and tourism sector generates more than 9% of total global GDP and accounts for one in 11 jobs worldwide. But this success comes at a cost. From 2010 …