Conservation News (32) Oct—Dec 2020 UAE




Group of Arabian Oryx released in Abu Dhabi reserve as 50-year project delivers results

Abu Dhabi uses drones to lay seeds in mangrove regeneration plan
Abu Dhabi body wins outstanding award for global biodiversity
UAE ministry joins international nature conservation organisation 2030
UAE to reduce carbon emissions by 25% by 2030

Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi launches first UAE Soil Map



UAE announces ambitious climate commitments as part of second Nationally Determined Contribution

Flag of tolerance flies high in the UAE

Hundreds of UAE camels have died from eating plastic bags, study shows
WORLD'S BIGGEST SOLAR POWER PLANT PROJECT IN ABU DHABI SECURES FUNDING
UAE researchers produce biofuel from date seeds

Environment – Abu Dhabi and The National Aquarium succeed in saving a “shark” and returning it safely to the waters of the Arabian Gulf




Study of one of the UAE's largest and oldest mangrove forests offers key to preserving nature

Coral reefs in the Arabian Gulf 'talk' to each other to repair areas under stress

Abu Dhabi conservationists sign agreement with Israel to protect houbara
Arabia



Releasing the largest diversity of wildlife in Sharaan reserve

New population of Blue Whales discovered in Western Indian Ocean
Saudi Arabia launches ‘make it green’ campaign to plant 10 million trees

Presence of Arabian Leopard confirmed in Dhofar
UN calls for $40 million as locust plague hits Yemen and Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahsa Oasis enters Guinness World Records

Saudi Arabia: Supplying “Red Sea” project facilities with 100% renewable energy
AFED CONFERENCE - HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN ARAB COUNTRIES





India builds bridge to help reptiles cross road

Newly discovered primate 'already facing extinction'
Huge iceberg breaks up near South Atlantic penguin colony island!



In 2020, scientists documented hundreds of new species. Here are a few


After 3,000 years, Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia Koala populations are in decline due to increased human impacts on nature
Global map of bees created in conservation first

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'Real and imminent' extinction risk to whales
A rare plant discovered in a “ghost pond” in Britain a century after its disappearance

