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Coral growth found around Dubai breakwaters

Dubai, February 18, 2009

United Nations University’s - International Network on Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH) and Nakheel's coastal monitoring program has found coral growth around Dubai's breakwaters.

The findings revealed that the constructed environments of Nakheel’s coastal development are developing into rich ecosystems that could play a major role in ensuring the overall health of the coastal waters of Dubai.

The two-year environmental monitoring study was implemented by UNU-INWEH at Nakheel developments including Palm Jumeirah and Palm Jebel Ali.

The news was revealed at the Second Annual Marine Monitoring workshop held at Zayed University, run by Nakheel and UNU-INWEH, which provides information on the design and operation of coastal monitoring programmes.

The workshop was attended by 30 environmental managers from around the Gulf and included field activities at Nakheel’s Palm Jebel Ali and at the EHS-Trakhees Marine Biology Laboratory.

EHS-Trakhees has played a major role in the programme through the development of the state-of-the-art marine biological laboratory capability that is essential to the programme and the ongoing management of the coastline of Dubai.

'Nakheel has made a clear commitment to the development of sustainable coastal communities. Our work with UNU-INWEH has already provided valuable information on how we can manage our marine communities and contribute to the development of thriving eco-systems,” stated Abdulrahman Kalantar, MD - Nakheel Asset Management, Design & Development.

“With UNU-INWEH, we are working with some of the world’s leading experts so that we can execute our marine management responsibilities at the highest level to expand our capabilities in the future,” said Amin Al Mulla, COO, EHS-Trakhees.

“The collaboration between Nakheel and UNU-INWEH, and the regulator EHS-Trakhees, is also bringing benefits to the region in the form of workshops, student training, and other forms of scientific interaction,” added Dr Peter Sale, assistant director UNU-INWEH.-TradeArabia News Service




Tags: nakheel | Environment | marine | coastal monitoring | corals | ecosystems |

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