Dubai Safari Park, the emirate’s premier wildlife and conservation destination, proudly announces the birth of a Southern giraffe calf, Zuriborn a few months ago. The birth marks a significant milestone in the park’s commitment to conservation, as Southern giraffes are currently classified as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), with an estimated 45,000 to 50,000 remaining in the wild.
For many years, Dubai has been associated with luxury hotels, impressive architecture, and extraordinary accommodation experiences. In recent years, however, the city has begun to stand out not only for luxury but also for its transformation in the fields of sustainability and eco-tourism. By 2026, Dubai hotels have become globally recognized destinations thanks to their environmentally friendly practices and green tourism approach.
NRTC Group, one of the region’s leading fresh-produce groups, has launched Mazraati, a first-of-its-kind Farm-to-Fork digital platform designed to improve traceability, quality control, logistics coordination, and transparency across the UAE’s agri-food supply chain. The platform is digitally powered by Etheral IT Solutions LLC.
The High-Level Preparatory meeting for the United Nations Water Conference 2026, held in Dakar on 26–27 January with the participation of the United Arab Emirates and in cooperation with the United Nations, marked a significant step in preparations for the conference to be hosted by the UAE later this year.
GrowCarbon, a Dubai-based environmental intelligence company, today announced the launch of its real-time, AI-powered platform in the Middle East, enabling cities, developers, and public authorities to continuously measure and verify the performance of trees, air quality, and carbon assets without the need to rely on episodic field surveys.
Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Agriculture Centre, has launched the Sustainable Product initiative, aimed at increasing the share of locally sourced agricultural and animal products used across the UAE’s restaurant and hotel sector to 25 percent.
A team of scientists from NYU Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Arabian Centre for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS), in partnership with Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), Fujairah Environment Authority, RAK Environment and Protected Area Authority, and Sharjah’s Environment and Protected Area Authority, has completed a first-of-its-kind study on reefs across the UAE coasts to measure how corals cope with extreme heat.
