A Dubai-based power company is developing a hybrid diesel and solar power plant in Saudi Arabia amid declining fuel subsidies.

A renewable energy initiative in the Seychelles is being launched by Masdar and the country’s president to address the islands’ shortage of resources.

ABU DHABI // Masdar Institute scientists have come up with an accurate system to predict extreme weather.

ABU DHABI // Fahad Hareb, director of air quality at the Ministry of Environment and Water, said pollution levels in the UAE were safe for residents.

RAS AL KHAIMAH // More than 1,500 violations of environmental laws were discovered by inspectors in the first half of 2015.

ABU DHABI // The Federal National Council will discuss Quran memorisation centres as well as amendments to an environment bill that will protect aquatic resources when it meets for its final sessio

The Emirates Wildlife Society released its five-year strategy with partnership opportunities to further protect the environment.

Private-sector environmental initiatives are being hampered by banks’ reluctance to finance clean-energy enterprises.

DUBAI // Emirates airline has banned hunting trophies of elephants, rhinos, tigers and lions from all its aircraft.

Drones will be used to monitor quarries and stone crushers to ensure regulations are observed, the Ministry of Environment and Water has announced.