International Conservation Workshop Completes Re-introduction Guidelines At Al Ain Zoo (16 January 2012)
Since their last meeting in Al Ain Zoo in April 2011, task force members have been actively working on revising these guidelines to an all-embracing template such that this year’s workshops will be focused on editing and testing the guidelines against real life situations.
Toyota Donates Zayed Prize Fund To Establish Sustainable Mobility Scholarship Program At Masdar Institute (16 January 2012)
The annual scholarships will be offered to highly-qualified graduate students from around the world to work on projects in the area of technologies for sustainable development.
Fun Drive Participants Celebrate With A 418kg Cake Courtesy Of Mafraq Hotel (16 January 2012)
Mafraq Hotel in Abu Dhabi are applauded for their hospitality and catering services over the weekend of Fun Drive- the 31st Gulf News Overnighter Fun Drive with 2,400 participants and 700 four-wheel drives.
UN Secretary-General Calls For Action To Achieve Sustainable Energy for All By 2030 (16 January 2012)
Globally, one person in five lacks access to modern electricity and twice that number, three billion people, rely on wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating. In developed countries the problem is a substantial waste of energy.
Call To Action Opens IRENA Second Assembly (16 January 2012)
The world’s most influential advocates for renewable energy gathered today in Abu Dhabi, UAE for the International Renewable Energy Agency’s Second Assembly, where they were told that they must develop a new type of organisation for a new world.
Dubai Supreme Council Of Energy To Present 1,000mw Solar Park At Wfes 2012 (16 January 2012)
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy will present plans for the 1,000 megawatt Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at this week’s World Future Energy Summit.
du Launches Russian Prime Package - The Best Of Russian TV Entertainment! (16 January 2012)
du, the UAE’s fastest-growing telecommunications company, has launched its newest du TV package, tailored exclusively to its Russian-speaking customers.
Flag-Bearer History Chaser: Emirati Golfer To Swing With World’s Best At Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship (16 January 2012)
Twenty-one-year-old golfer, Ahmed Al Musharrekh, the UAE’s top ranked national player, is determined to make history and become the first Emirati to make the cut at this month’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, running January 26-29 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
Yas Marina Announces Signing of Partnership Agreement with Seawings (15 January 2012)
Yas Marina, one of the premier marinas in Abu Dhabi, operated and managed by Camper & Nicholsons Marinas, has signed a partnership agreement with Seawings, the seaplane tour operator based in Dubai, to begin routes to Yas Marina and Yas Island with immediate effect.
UAE Business Council for Sustainable Development To Launch Vision 2050 Arabia At WFES 2012 (15 January 2012)
Speaking at the launch of Vision 2050 Arabia will be Marcel Engel, Managing Director, Development Focus Area & Regional Network - WBCSDl; Hussain Al Mahmoudi, President - UAE BCSD; and Gus Schellekens, Director, Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC.
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