Fighting the good fight for marine conservation
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Fittingly, having gained her degree in Marine and Fisheries Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University, a young Omani woman is now establishing a significant national and international profile in the challenging marine conservation sector. Aida Al Jabri is the Acting Head of the Marine Environment Section, in the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs, as a technical environment expert in marine conservation, and will present a paper at the prestigious Royal Geographic Society in London, UK during October.
Having a particular passion for Oman’s whales and dolphins, Al Jabri plays a key role in the establishment of marine tourism protocols to ensure that whale and dolphin watching activities are not excessively intrusive or harmful. Her passion for these two species stems from her recognition of their “high intelligence, and behavior, especially in regards to human interactions.”
wiredprnews
In addition, Mr Vähk warned, the EU’s goal of preventing countries from disposing of less than 10 percent by 2035 would support the call of unsuspecting smokers. “There are a lot of challenges in reducing waste disposal,” he said. This is worrying, “because we don’t want to leave the garbage can to go to hell.”
It all comes as the EU does push Reducing waste, especially plastic, by composting and recycling logs, ordering plastic bottles to contain 30% of recyclable materials by 2030, and banning starting in July once-used items such as cutlery, cups, and perforations. The EU has adopted a new “surrounding economy” fix it whose purpose is to promote the design of good materials so that recycling and recycling is easy.
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
The accident at the Iranian nuclear facility in Natanz had produced zero risks to Bahrain in terms of harmful radiations, Interior Minister confirmed.
“There is no radiation hazard to people or the environment within the borders of Bahrain or its territorial waters,” said Lieutenant General Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa.
The confirmation came as the minister chaired a meeting of the Civil Defence Council to review the outcomes of an accident at the Natanz Iranian nuclear facility.
Earlier, the Public Security Chief chaired an emergency meeting of the National Disaster Management Committee and had directed a panel to study the general preparedness and the formation of a team to review procedures and launch a media plan to enhance public awareness on radiation accidents.
DeSmog
Dec 13, 2019 @ 08:25
Gulf states have sent at least 42 current or former employees of the fossil fuel industry to the UN climate summit in Madrid as part of their official delegations, DeSmog analysis shows.
More than half of the delegation from Kuwait and almost a third of Saudi Arabia’s representatives attending the Madrid meeting, known as COP25, are associated with the oil and gas industry. The United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar collectively sent at least 16 delegates associated with the fossil fuel industry.
Many of these affiliations were not declared on the official preliminary delegate list, provided by the UN.