ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a delegation of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi, EAD, led by its Secretary-General, Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, and a number of Emirati specialists and experts, who have published the Abu Dhabi State of Environment Report, AD-SoER 2017.

Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President’s Representative, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, and Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, attended the meeting.

Sheikh Mohamed was briefed about the book prepared by 20 specialised Emirati cadres, which provides a comprehensive insight into the current state of the environment of Abu Dhabi emirate. The report focusses on major environmental themes including air quality, soil, water resources, marine water quality and biodiversity, as well as important issues such as climate change, the emirate’s fisheries, forestry and waste.

Sheikh Mohamed praised their efforts and urged them to continue research on environmental studies related to raising the levels of efficiency of natural resource utilisation and promoting the values of sustainable development as well as best conservation of the components of the environment and investment.

The delegation expressed gratitude to meet Sheikh Mohamed and thanked him for enabling Emirati youth to contribute to building a constructive future  for the homeland.

They also expressed their pride of belonging to this homeland, led by a wise leadership that provides all means of support to them, while stressing their commitment to continue contributing to developing the nation.

The EAD Secretary General extended thanks to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed for his continuous support, which enabled the authority to make a number of pioneering achievements in the field of environmental protection.

VOLUNTEERS

Sheikh Mohamed yesterday received in Qasr Al Bahar here a number of volunteers who have been contributing to national initiatives launched nationwide over the past period.

Sheikh Mohamed commended the constructive efforts made by the volunteers, expressing his pride of their self-initiatives that he said have become synonymous with the quintessential Emirati culture of national belongingness and corporate social responsibility which pivots the coveted positioning of the UAE regionally and internationally.