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The Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) has joined the world’s largest non-profit scientific and educational organisation, National Geographic, to help promote The Great Nature Project, an ambitious initiative designed to inspire bio-diversity conservation efforts among the public, globally and across the UAE.
EAD will champion the project in the UAE, and along with the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI) and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, will consolidate efforts to drive awareness on the project through their collective local, regional and international networks.
National Geographic and its partners hope that The Great Nature Project will inspire conservation efforts and help foster an appreciation for the world’s natural heritage by bringing together people of all ages from across the world to take pictures of plants and animals in their natural habitat.
The public is being asked to take pictures between September 21st and 29th, and share the precious, varied and sometimes fragile bio-diversity of the UAE with the rest of the world. Whether it is one of the 800 species of plants, 54 species of reptiles or 49 species of mammals native to the UAE, the public can showcase the nation’s bio-diversity to a global audience.
National Geographic, EAD, AGEDI and the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund are calling on students, nature and animal lovers, scientists, NGOs and the general public to capture images of the world’s vast array of animals and plants in a bid to celebrate the planet and its wonders.
Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, Secretary-General of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD) said, "The Great Nature Project reflects the joint ambitions we share with our partners in celebrating and conserving our precious bio-diversity. The UAE bio-diversity scene is diverse and unique because many species have evolved in response to challenging environmental conditions. We are eager to get the community to see, snap, and share what lies in our deserts, seas and urban spaces." People of all ages can participate in The Great Nature Project by using their cameras or smart phones to document the wildlife and plants they see around them. Once the images are captured, people can upload the images to social media sites such as Instagram or Twitter. The images must be accompanied with the tag: #GreatNature, adding the #animal tag to any animal picture or #plant to any plant picture, and #UAE if it has been sighted in the UAE. Children under the age of 13 can upload their #GreatNature and #animal photos using the National Geographic’s Kids "My Shot" website.
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