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6 hours ago Gulf Today, Staff Reporter The mangrove forest planted in the Jebel Ali Wildlife Sanctuary marks a decisive action towards earth restoration of a forest in the desert coastline of the UAE. The project by the Emirates Marine Environmental Group and consumer goods giant Procter and Gamble (P&G) is in line with Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoums plan for more than half of the city to be transformed into na...

April 21, 2021 Villar urges the public to help "Restore Our Earth" during Earth Day 2021 celebration; observes Las Pinas- Paranaque Wetland Park Anniversary IN consonance with the theme of this years Earth Day celebration on April 22, "Restore Our Earth," Senator Cynthia A. Villar yesterday called on everyone to participate in initiatives to bring back a greener and healthier environment. Villar also cited the global significance of the 175-hectare mangrove forest and marine habitat Las Piña...

SHARE On Monday, Emirates Marine Environmental Group (EMEG) and Procter & Gamble inaugurated what is soon to be a lush green haven along the desert coastline of Dubai. Dubai Mangrove Forest is located at the Jebel Ali Wildlife Sanctuary. According to an official statement, the location is a United Nations protected reserve that is being managed by EMEG and has been included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. The initiative is in line with Dubais plan for more than half ...

Brewer Smith Brewer Group launches office in Riyadh DUBAI, 4 hours, 15 minutes ago Brewer Smith Brewer Group (BSBG), an award-winning international design architect, has officially established a permanent studio located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.    The Riyadh studio becomes the fourth location in which BSBG has permanently established a presence, following on from its headquarters in Dubai in 1976 followed by Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) in 2016 and London in 2017.   BSBG had deliver...

Photos: Dubai gets a stunning new mangrove forest Nandini Sircar/Dubai The Mangroves Forest will comprise coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds and a natural beach. Dubai has now officially got a mangrove forest in the heart of the city in line with plans to have 60 per cent of Dubai’s land under forest cover over the next decades. The Mangroves Forest located at the Jebel Ali Wildlife Sanctuary will comprise coral reefs, mangroves, sea grass beds and a natural beach. Environmental experts ...

April 8, 2021 SIJOUMI, TUNISIE (AFP) – Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia’s capital threatened by overexpansion. Once set apart from the city, today half of Tunis’ residents live on the banks of the “sebkha”, or mudflat, where more than 100,000 birds of around 100 different species spend winter. The birds’ human neighbours complain of pollution, recurrent flooding and swarms of mosquitos fr...

Share Flamingos fly over the Sijoumi mudflat, known as ‘Sabkhet Sijoumi’ – on the southern outskirts of Tunisia’s capital Tunis in February. AFP In sprawling Tunis, flamingos wade past waste and sewage in key Africa wetlands Thu, 1 April 2021 Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia’s capital threatened by over expansion. Once set apart from the city, today half of Tunis’ residents live on the ba...

Photo  by DENR.  QUEZON CITY, Feb. 11 -- Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy A. Cimatu hailed the inclusion of the Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands (SPCW) in the Ramsar Conventions List of Wetlands of International Importance as a demonstration of the countrys commitment to protect wetland ecosystems. "The Sasmuan Pampanga Coastal Wetlands fulfills four criteria of the Ramsar Convention, which confirms the international significance of its biodiversity and it...