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Patience & Persistence pays: Mangroves in the UAE |
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by Rohan Kapur | 05-02-2018 22:34
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Patience & Persistence pays: Mangroves in the UAE The environment is getting spoilt day by day, there is a lot of degradation. We are losing Land & marine species, we are losing mangroves in many parts of the world. In such a challenging scenario it is very heartening to note that the overall mangrove plantation in the UAE has doubled. UAE has the honor to have almost 50% of all the mangroves in the middle east, rather whole of the Arabian gulf coast. Earlier the mangroves were spread over 40 Square kilometers covering UAE coastline on The Arabian Gulf and on the Gulf of Oman coast, at Khor Kalba. Now their spread has increased to 79 Square kilometers. This comprises 48% of total mangroves in the region. This has happened over past 2-3 decades. EAD: The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi has undertaken an intensive plantation & conservation programme. This was initiated 4 decades ago by the Founding Father of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The political will & Government participation was so intense that such a phenomenon has happened in such a dismal state of the World Environment. This proves that Patience & Persistence pays the rich dividends over the period of time. Rome was not built in a day. Mangroves protect the shorelines, reduces erosion from waves & storms. Provides sand protection from waves and water movement. They also serve as a heaven for coral reefs. They maintain water quality and clarity, filtering pollutants and trapping sediments originating from land. They are an important part of our eco-system. My school took a tour of the mangroves and other protected areas at the Khor Kalba coast. I was fortunate to a part of the delegation & will share my pictures in a separate report. That was another memorable experience. The mangroves augmentation has been covered by many newspapers in the UAE. I am providing the links for a ready reference & for detailed reading: https://www.thenational.ae/uae/uae-mangroves-the-largest-in-the-gulf-study-finds-1.700895 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoMrLYJOdA4 Thanks for reading. |
 
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Thanks, Asmita.
Posted 15-02-2020 19:41
Greetings rohan
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report!
Very well written and detailed report.
I hope to read more from you!
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 29-01-2020 19:48
Thanks Prayash for your comments.
Posted 13-02-2018 19:05
Thanks Rahul. Correct. But oil & other resources will last for many more years after 2050. This is the recent finding.
Posted 13-02-2018 19:04
Thanks Stephanie. This is the beauty of UAE authorities. They plan & execute, meticulously.
Posted 13-02-2018 18:57
Thanks for the information and great article mate.
Posted 11-02-2018 03:29
As we all know that UAE has only crude oil in the name of resources. The dont have agricultural land to produce food for himself very little amount of drinking water to satisfy his population in simple words they are totally dependent on crude oil and It is predicted that it will be finished by 2050. So the increase in the mangrove will give the new live to the UAE.
Posted 09-02-2018 21:20
Hi, Rohan! Thanks for sharing the cheerful news about the increase in mangroves in the UAE :D Since mangroves play such an important role in protecting shorelines and cleaning water, it sure is great to hear about the increase in mangrove numbers! The EAD's plantation and conservation program sure payed off, as not only do the newly planted mangroves play a huge role in environmental conservation, they also make the environment more beautiful! Thanks for your report!
Posted 07-02-2018 13:03