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UAE researchers visit French scientific vessel

Monday, March 8, 2010

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Experts and researchers from the Marine Research Centre (MRC), Ministry of Environment and Water, paid an orientation visit to the French scientific vessel Tara which is docking at the Abu Dhabi seaport en route to Oman and Pakistan.

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Dams retain nearly 4 million cubic metres of rain waters

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

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Rain waters retained by lakes of dams across the country over the last couples of rainy days were estimated at four million cubic metres, according to a report by Ministry of Environment and Water. The report said lakes of dams at the central region

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EAD wins Arab Towns Organisation Award for its environmental awareness programmes

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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On behalf of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has been awarded for its efforts in raising public environmental awareness at the 10th Arab Towns Organisation Award.

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Heavy rains kill one, injure 3 others in RAK

Sunday, February 7, 2010

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Heavy rains on Ras Al-Khaimah has caused the death of one Emirati man and injured several others in Wadi Ghalila valley.

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UAE plans to phase out plastics

Sunday, February 7, 2010

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The United Arab Emirates will be free of non-biodegradable plastic bags and products by 2013, Obaid Al Matroushi, Director-General of the Ministry of Environment and Water, said.

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Dubai Municipality organizes Desert Environment campaign | Dubai …

Thursday, January 21, 2010

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Dubai Municipality, represented by its Environment and Waste Management departments, in collaboration with Hobbies Club, one of the projects of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for young...

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ENPARK and DIAC install solar tracker

Sunday, January 17, 2010

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The Energy and Environment Park (ENPARK), a comprehensive eco-friendly community, and Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), the world's only free zone dedicated to higher education - both members of TECOM Investments - have announced the installa

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Fish supply must be better protected, officials say

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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Surprise inspections of fishing boats at sea would help protect the declining fish population in local waters, an official from the Environment Agency − Abu Dhabi (EAD) said yesterday. The agency is concerned because previous measures have

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Emirates Foundation to sponsor research on Whale Shark in Gulf waters

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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The Emirates Foundation has announced a grant of Dh850,000 for the production of a documentary film and research on whale sharks in the Gulf waters. Director of Environment Programme at the Foundation Dr.

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Dolphin Energy seeks more gas from Qatar

Monday, December 7, 2009

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Dolphin Energy, the Abu Dhabi firm that imports gas from Qatar, is in talks with Qatar Petroleum to increase its gas supply by up to 15 per cent. The Qatari national oil company said it might be able to increase the gas it supplied Dolphin under

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