UAE: Drones plant 10,000 Ghaf trees within hours
Saman Haziq/Sharjah
Photo by Saman Haziq/Khaleej Times
The ghaf tree seed project is the brainchild of Rashid Al Ghurair, founder and CEO of Cafu.
Around 10,000 Ghaf trees will soon dot the green belt of Sharjah’s Mleiha desert, thanks to the high-tech drones that did the job and planted the seeds in just a few hours. Taking the tech even further, the start-up behind the project is now getting ready to move beyond ghaf and let the drones plant other native seeds.
It would normally take months to plant thousands of trees in the desert by hand. But Dubai-based tech firm Cafu has found a way to speed up the entire process by using unique seedballs. These were then dispatched in the desert by a highly sophisticated multi-rotor drone.
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73 job seekers appointed in Sharjah under Sultan’s directives
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Gulf Today,
Staff Reporter
Pursuant to the directives of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to employ 1,000 citizens across Sharjah cities and regions in 2021 for an estimated budget of Dhs300 million, the Directorate of Human Resources, in co-ordination and co-operation with all government departments, authorities and institutions in the emirate employed 73 job seekers in January and February.
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Monday Feb 22, 2021
Fines are imposed against cutting down trees or plants, destroying them, or removing the soil inside natural reserves. Photo: AFP/File
Sharjah has imposed nine categories of fines up to AED 50,000 for environmental violations
Categories include hunting, transporting, killing, or harming wild or marine creatures in natural reserves
Other types of fines are imposed against chopping down trees or plants, destroying them, or removing the soil inside natural reserves
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Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad bin Sultan Al Qasimi, the Crown Prince of UAE, and the Deputy Ruler and Chairman of the Executive Council of Sharjah passed the resolution passed a resolution regarding the matter based on the recommendations of the Chairperson of the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA)