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This is a list of protected areas of United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi Mangrove and Coastal Wetland Reserve; Ain al Faydah National Park; Al Awir Nature Reserve; Al Khawanij Nature Reserve; Al Maha Nature Reserve; Al Marmoom Desert Conservation Reserve; Al Wohoosh Desert Conservation Reserve; Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve National Park; Hatta ...
Pages in category "Nature reserves in the United Arab Emirates" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Based on the decree no. 22 of 2014, Dubai Municipality directs the reserve in its entirety. Moreover, the reserve is the only place in Dubai that has fresh water, and its ecosystem is home to many living things; it includes 19% of the total registered plants in the UAE, 79% of dragonflies, 27% of birds, 44% of mammals, and 30% of amphibians and ...
Al Houbara Protected Area is a natural reserve in the United Arab Emirates, and it is located in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. It is named after the large ground bird, Houbara, which belongs in the Persian Gulf region. This reserve consists of abundant plantation and coastal plains on well-drained sandy and gravelly terrain. [2]
National parks of the United Arab Emirates (6 P) Nature reserves in the United Arab Emirates (6 P) R. Ramsar sites in the United Arab Emirates (6 P) W.
A pair of fulvous whistling ducks (Dendrocygna bicolor) at Wasit Wetland CentreWasit Wetland Centre is a conservation area in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.It preserves an area of a type of wetland (sabkha or salt plain) once common along the western coastal plains of the UAE and consists of a visitor centre with viewing points to both captive and wild birds, as well as extensive areas of ...
The Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, DDCR, is a 225-square-kilometre (87 sq mi) natural reserve in the emirate of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It was established by Emiri decree on 9 January 2002 and comprises some 5% of the Emirate of Dubai's total landmass. [1] It is home to the Al Maha Desert Resort and Spa.
The WWF UAE Project Office collaborated with Dubai Municipality's Environment Department, in setting up the facilities that were sponsored by the National Bank of Dubai. [ citation needed ] Opportunities for experiencing a natural environment in this rapidly expanding emirate are so limited that the opening of Ras Al Khor to visitors is a boon ...