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NATURE
Habitats in the UAE
Nature Tour of the UAE
Wildlife in the UAE
Key animals
Captive breeding of rare breeds
Watching whales and dolphins in the UAE
Scorpions and snakes
The coasts
Desert
The Mountains
Ornithological importance of UAE
Environmental agencies
Fossil hunting
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ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES

Protection of the UAE’s natural environment, both on land and offshore, has long been a major focus of government activity, with the first domestic laws to regulate hunting and to protect wildlife having been passed nearly 30 years ago. Today, environmental organisations throughout the Emirates, supported by committed non-governmental organisations, endeavour to address the significant challenges posed by rapid development.

Download the UAE’s State of the Environment Report from http://www.soe.ae/

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi
(www.ead.ae)
Tel: 02 4454777
Fax: 02 4463339
POB: 45553

Dubai Municipality (Environment Dept)
(www.dm.gov.ae)
Tel: 04 2215555
Fax: 04 2246666
POB: 67
 
Sharjah Environment Protection and Protected Areas Authority
(www.epaa-shj.gov.ae)
Tel: 0 06 5311419
Fax: 06 5519855
POB: 101

Ajman Municipality
(www.am.gov.ae)
Tel: 06 7422331
Fax: 06 7457566
POB: 3

UAQ Municipality
Tel: 06 7656145
Fax: 06 7655138
POB: 12

Ra’s al-Khaimah Environmental Protection and l Development Authority
(www.epda.rak.ae)
Tel: 07 2333371
Fax: 07 2333789
POB: 11377

Fujairah Municipality (Environment and Sustainability Dept)
(www.fujmun.gov.ae)
Tel: 09 2227000
Fax: 09 2222231
POB: 7

Environmental organisations
EWS-WWF Marine Turtle Conservation Project
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
Sharjah Environment Protection and Protected Areas Authority
Ra’s al-Khaimah Environmental Protection and l Development Authority
Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife
Emirates Wildlife Society-WWF
Emirates Birds Records Committee
Emirates Environmental Group
Emirates Natural History Group
Emirates Marine Environmental Group
Emirates Diving Association
Abu Dhabi Global Environment Data Initiative
International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture
Regional Clean Sea Organisation
Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment
Zayed International Prize for the Environment

International agreements
The UAE is a party to many international conventions protecting the environment, including Conventions on Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, and it has signed the Law of the Sea Convention.

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