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Bauer Resources, a major site remediation and waste disposal specialist in Germany, said its Omani subsidiary Bauer Nimr showcased its wetland project at the recent COP28 in Dubai. This novel concept helps cut CO2 emissions using nature-based solutions.
Many countries around the world celebrated February 2 as World Wetlands Day and Oman has more reasons than many others to be proud of the system it has created.
In fact one of Oman’s wetland, the Nimr Water Treatment Project (NWTP) in south Oman, is billed as the largest industrial constructed wetland system in the world.
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and Bauer Nimr are joint venture partners in the desert greening initiative, which has contributed to significant carbon dioxide emission reductions.
The main purpose of this wetland was to reuse brackish treated effluent water which is a major by-product of oil refining. The large experimental field created to test irrigation of various salt tolerant plants is now a beautiful patch of greenery planted with five native reed species, enhancing resilience and biodiversity.