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22 Jul 2008
Bin Fahad chairs Al Basama Al Beeiya’s third steering committee meeting
Active contribution from multiple stakeholders is crucial says Minister of Environment and Water » Read more
08 Jul 2008
National Bank of Abu Dhabi joins EWS-WWF Corporate Membership Programme
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 8 July 2008: In a move to support local conservation and enhance corporate environmental responsibility, National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), a leading bank in the UAE, has joined the Emirates Wildlife Society (EWS)-WWF Corporate Membership Programme. By joining the programme, NBAD aims to support conservation initiatives and environmental education in the UAE. » Read more
30 Jun 2008
Emirates Wildlife Society and Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi enable UAE to stamp out illegal wildlife trade
EWS- WWF completes CITES training programme to aid customs officials’ in identification and confiscation of endangered wildlife species - » Read more
02 Jun 2008
Coral Reef Investigations in Abu Dhabi and Eastern Qatar
Emirates Wildlife Society - WWF today celebrated the completion of its historic three year collaborative research project, 'Coral Reef Investigations in Abu Dhabi and Eastern Qatar.' The research took place between January 1, 2005 and December 31, 2007.
19 May 2008
Dar Al Khair Winter/Spring 07/08
Al Basama Al Beeiya, an initiative to measure and understand the UAE's ecological footprint, is the lead story, followed by EWS-WWF project news and selected conservation activity updates of WWF International. Our Corporate Member, Sabban Property Investments, tells us how and why it is becoming carbon neutral; plus there are some interesting office news snippets. » Read more
13 May 2008
Jumeirah English Speaking School supports EWS-WWF
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 8th May 2008: Jumeirah English Speaking School (JESS) has donated AED 15,000 to EWS-WWF to go towards the HSBC Wadi Wurayah project. The donation will be used to purchase camera traps, which will be installed in Wadi Wurayah, with the hope to capture wildlife in the area, including the endangered Arabian Leopard, and the Endemic Arabian Tahr which exists in UAE and Oman only. » Read more
06 May 2008
Geant/ Le Marche supports EWS-WWF environmental education programme
Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF (EWS-WWF) and Géant/Le Marché, (part of Fu-com LLC), the French-based hypermarket/supermarket chain, have announced a joint initiative aimed at encouraging shoppers to further reduce their consumption of plastic bags. » Read more
24 Mar 2008
Earth Hour in the UAE
WWF UAE and its partner organisation Emirates Wildlife Society are very excited that so many people and companies are joining WWF's Earth Hour initiative here in Dubai and around the world » Read more
13 Jan 2008
WWF, Abu Dhabi unveil plans for sustainable city
WWF and the government of Abu Dhabi today launched a Sustainability Strategy to deliver the world’s greenest city – Masdar City. » Read more
18 Oct 2007
WWF concerned by dolphin export from Solomon Islands to Dubai
Reports indicate that up to 30 live dolphins have been airlifted from the Solomon Islands to Dubai for use in an aquatic water park. WWF and TRAFFIC express concern for their safety and the process in which they were exported.
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