local environment

Old native trees which have historical and cultural importance to the emirate will soon be coded and electronically identified following the launch of EAD’s latest…
On World Mangrove Day, Mangroves 4 Mankind (M4M), a UAE-based environmental social enterprise dedicated to the preservation and protection of mangrove ecosystems in every coastal…
The species was formerly only known in the UAE from Ras Al Khaimah. Studies by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, EAD, have identified a…
Get ready to unleash your inner-Tarzan, with tree-climbing, rope-swinging, zip-wire and bridge-balancing activities that defy gravity. You’ll be able to visit from Thursday, July 9,…
This week we celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship and each day we will highlight a different homegrown company, because SMEs are on the front line…
Expected to launch in the third quarter of 2020, Smart Acres will be the UAE’s latest addition to the hydroponic vertical farming industry, set to…
The saying “buy local, eat local” has been gathering steam all over the world. Local food is more flavourful as it is fresh and picked…

This week, we talk to Kamelia Zaal, the landscape designer behind Al Barari’s lush gardens and founder of Kamelia Landscape Design Studio. In 2015 she…