ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi has significantly expanded its eco-tourism offerings with the announcement that new marine protected sites across the emirate have now been made accessible to the public. The newly unveiled areas will give residents and visitors a host of new options for exploring the emirate’s coastline and waterways, with the initiative also supporting […]
Suspended from the ceiling, an immersive installation entitled “Floating Flower Garden; Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One” was unveiled over the summer that is made up of over 13,000 living orchids. Patience. Understanding. Tranquility. This is what Tokyo-based “ultra-technologists” teamLab wants visitors to experience when they enter […]
DUBAI: As part of its efforts to diversify Dubai’s energy mix and improve energy storage technologies, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has inaugurated a pilot project for energy storage at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park using Tesla’s lithium-ion battery solution. The project has a power capacity of 1.21 MW and an […]
DUBAI: The Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Department at Dubai Customs has recycled 113,000 counterfeit items for 13 brands, with a market value of AED750,000. The move is part of their efforts in combating piracy and supporting sustainable development. Recycling helps brand owners get rid of copied products without affecting the environment, Dubai Customs said. The […]
DUBAI: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced that it resolved 100 percent of customer complaints in the first half of 2021. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, said that DEWA welcomes customer feedback and suggestions and handles them swiftly to find appropriate solutions that ensure their happiness. He noted that DEWA […]
DUBAI: Dubai Safari Park is poised to grow further in stature as a major world-class attraction in its new season starting 27th September 2021, with tourism inflows to the emirate set to increase markedly over the next few months. With Dubai hosting Expo 2020 Dubai and travel restrictions in the GCC region and worldwide easing […]
Equinox, an animated sculpture by celebrated British artist Mat Collishaw, and commissioned by Expo 2020 Dubai, has been revealed at Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion. Terra – one of Expo’s three Thematic Pavilions – presents a stunning showcase for the 3D artwork that binds zoetrope technology, an early form of animation, to create a captivating […]
Environmental causes are amongst people’s highest priorities – and it’s no wonder. Single-use Food & Beverage packaging is a massive problem and current waste solutions do not work – with only a measly 1% being successfully recycled. At this rate, our oceans will be filled with more plastic than fish by 2050 – and we […]
ABU DHABI: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) recently launched the first-ever Abu Dhabi Red List of Wildlife Species (AD-RLS), which is an assessment of the threat status of the emirate’s terrestrial and marine species. A total of 244 species were assessed, including 101 plants, 49 birds, 9 marine species, 32 terrestrial mammals, 25 […]
A group of young intrepid explorers could not have realised that a seemingly normal trip at a Summer Camp in 2006 could change the lives of paleontologists around the world after 15 years! According to reports, in 2006 a group of school children on a Hamilton Junior Naturalist Club (JUNATS) fossil hunting field trip in […]
AL AIN: Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have made an unprecedented scientific advance that has the potential to revolutionise the water desalination industry. Scientists in the university’s National Water and Energy Centre have invented a new desalination system that dramatically reduces energy consumption during the desalination process. The low-energy desalination system has […]
