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Terrestrial environment - of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

dc.contributor.authorAbu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI)
dc.coverage.spatialAbu Dhabi
dc.coverage.spatialUnited Arab Emirates
dc.coverage.spatialWest Asia
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T20:10:32Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T20:10:32Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11822/9087
dc.descriptionThis paper describes Abu Dhabi’s rich and diverse natural habits and the wide range of plant and animal species that thrive in them. In spite of its harsh physical conditions, characterized by exceedingly high temperatures, minimal rainfall, persistent drying winds and rocky, sandy, saline soils, Abu Dhabi is still home to approximately 400 species of vascular plants, 50 species of mammals, 416 bird species, 55 species of reptiles, and between 4,000 and 5,000 species of invertebrates. These plants and animals co-exist in a range of natural and man-made habitats that include coastal and inland sabkha (salt fl ats), sand seas and dunes, mountains and wadis and freshwater oases, several of which are unique to the region. In addition to the natural beauty and benefi ts inherent in rich biodiversity, Abu Dhabi’s fl ora and fauna are valued for a range of social and economic uses in, for example, medicine, cultural ceremonies and tourism and recreation. However, in common with most of the world’s developed states, and especially in those that are growing as rapidly as Abu Dhabi, the health and viability of certain elements of the emirate’s natural terrestrial environment are under strong and increasing threat of being altered, damaged and, in some extreme cases, irreversibly destroyed.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAbu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI)
dc.rightsPublicen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental assessment
dc.subjectnatural resource
dc.subjectnatural resource conservation
dc.subjectsustainable development
dc.subjectland
dc.subjectland management and planning
dc.subjectland development
dc.subjectland pollution
dc.subjectland use
dc.subjectland conservation
dc.subjectecosystem
dc.subjectmanagement of natural resources
dc.subjectcoast protection
dc.subjectcoastal area
dc.subjectcoastal ecosystem
dc.subjectcoastal environment
dc.subjectcoastal pollution
dc.subjectcoastal water
dc.subjectmarine conservation area
dc.subjectmarine ecosystem
dc.subjectmarine fauna
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectland-based marine pollution
dc.subjectsea resource
dc.subjectsea water protection
dc.subjectenvironmental management
dc.subjectwaste analysis
dc.subjectwaste collection
dc.subjectwaste treatment
dc.subjectwaste disposal
dc.subjectwaste dumping
dc.subjectwaste legislation
dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectwaste prevention
dc.subjectwaste recycling
dc.subject.classificationEcosystem Management
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Governance
dc.subject.classificationEnvironment Under Review
dc.titleTerrestrial environment - of Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
dc.typeReports and Books
wd.identifier.old-id11261
wd.identifier.uneplive1
wd.identifier.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049


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