" Climate change and the environment" The National Environment Day is launched"28" Under the slogan "Our roots are the basis of our future"
Dubai, February 4/ WAM/ The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment announced the launch of the twenty -eighth “National Environment Day” under the slogan “Our roots are the basis of our future” with the aim of highlighting the highest values and principles of preserving the environment and preserving nature for ancient Emirati society, and taking it as a firm basis to build and raise Society’s awareness of it and its adoption in order to create a sustainable future for future generations.
The launch of the National Environment Day – which comes on February 4 of each year – comes under the slogan “Our roots are the basis of our future” to keep pace with the announcement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State “may God protect him”, 2025 “The Year of Society”.
Society represents the main driver of the development system in the country in all fields, and can play a major role in developing the environment and preserving natural resources from waste.
His Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al -Dahhak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, said: This year, the National Environment Day sheds light on the culture of the UAE community inherent in the field of environmental protection and the preservation and development of natural resources, as the environment in the UAE is a natural wealth full of diversity in agricultural production Livestock and fish, as well as its wealth with living organisms and their huge biological diversity, which in turn constitutes the conscience of Emirati culture and carries many heritage symbols that characterize the UAE community. Her Excellency added: What the ancestors used to do in the past of environmentally friendly and nature practices formed a great awareness and a living heritage that we are proud of and inherited from generation after generation, which made him a force that pushes our efforts towards a sustainable future for all the people of the Emirates, and this legacy must be the motive for every Emirati for the sake Enhancing sustainability, noting that “National Environment Day” celebrates the practices of sustainable grandparents as a basis for consolidating environmentally friendly behaviors in the hearts of future generations and creating solutions to all climatic and environmental challenges, and promoting sustainable development in all fields.
She said: The National Environment Day is an important opportunity for all members of society to contribute effectively in various areas of climate and environmental work for the UAE, as society is the main pillar on which the state builds its development plans for years and upcoming decades, and everyone must have the full awareness and capabilities that qualify him to be part of The system to enhance the position of the UAE is the global capital of sustainability and the future.
She added: The practices and activities of the Emirati society were not immune to the nature and the environment around it, but the Emirati society was still incubating the environment and nature, affected by it and influenced by what benefits it and ensures the sustainability and development of nature resources to last From the legacy of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, “may God rest his soul”, who said, “He who does not have a past has no present or future”, which is the approach that the UAE community is going in in all areas of life.
Her Excellency stated that the practices of the Emirati society diversified in the past and its interaction with nature in many forms and activities, as the environment formed a source of life, food and water, and the Emiratis devised many crafts and industries, but these practices extended for more than that to be a source of reconciliation, sports and hospitalization. The UAE society still preserves most of these practices, and even created new ways to develop and improve them.
She explained that one of the most prominent of these practices is agriculture and hunting with sustainable tools and methods, and relying on palm trees is a source of food and raw materials for many traditional industries such as “Saffat”, as society used the lives of livestock as a source of dairy and leather, while nature was a source, the best Emiratis, especially in activities Hunting and sports such as “falconry” and camel racing, and the interaction of Emirati society in the past with the high temperatures with many sustainable practices such as innovation of “Al -Barajil” to cool the home rooms naturally.
Her Excellency emphasized that the sustainable practices of the traditional Emirati cuisine represent a sign of strengthening the benefit of society from the environment around it in forming a set of cooking practices that are still strongly present on the tables of the Emiratis, and are even related to many occasions that contribute to the formation of the Emirati character, noting that it is due to a scarcity Water, the Emirati community used simple and sustainable techniques to search for water and drilling wells, and purify water from wells and valleys to obtain clear water.
She said: The nature of the Emirates still gives society many solutions to live in permanent health, as there are many societal customs inherited to use the nature in hospitalization and treatment of diseases, which are solutions that prove every day their effectiveness to enhance the health and protection of society. These ancient solutions start from the heart of the Emirati deserts and mountains, as many of them abound with the eyes of fresh and sulfur water that flow between rocks and in the valleys and between the high rock mountain peaks throughout the year.
She stressed that the UAE is keen to take all measures to build on this tremendous legacy and turn it into a government work system aimed at the environment is a source of life for every Emirati, and the source of more opportunities to foresee the future, noting that the behavior of grandparents in Emirati society has formed an inspiration for the legislation system The current environmental laws and projects are still the main pillar that leads to efforts to preserve the environment and maximize the benefit of its goods.
Her Excellency added: Beginning with this principle, the National Environment Day is under the slogan “Our roots are the basis of our future” is a start towards highlighting the practices of Emirati society in the past towards the environment and nature and taking it as a source of life and preserving its sustainability, to form a comprehensive concept of sustainability and its adoption by all members of society, and follow Ajdad’s approach to advancing the process of sustainability in all fields, noting that in order to activate this trend, the Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment and all the concerned authorities in the country are holding societal activities and activities until next June 4, corresponding to “International Environment Day”, in order to throw Highlight the best customs and sustainable behaviors of the UAE community, and adopt them with a contemporary perspective to face all the current environmental challenges.
She stated that on the occasion of the celebration of the National Environment Day, the Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment organizes the various federal and governmental bodies, the private sector and civil work institutions in the Emirates, many activities aimed at enhancing sustainable behaviors and involving society in an integrated system to enable it to adopt a lifestyle friendly to the environment, pointing out that it is based on From that, the activities aim to highlight the national identity that loves the environment and nature, preserving natural resources and developing their benefit with ensuring their sustainability, and building on the national heritage friendly to the environment, and how this legacy can be the motivation of new and innovative efforts in this field for years and decades to come, including It keeps pace with the plans and strategies of the state in this field, stressing that the focus will be on many areas during these events, the most important of which are home agriculture, sustainable movement, sustainable waste management, responsible consumption of products and services, and rationalizing electricity, water and food consumption.
Her Excellency concluded by saying: We will welcome all segments of society in activities and workshops to raise awareness towards our prosperous heritage of the behavior of preserving the environment, so that we can build on this legacy and consolidate the behavior and customs that are environmentally friendly, through which we aspire that the Emirates community be a global model in achieving sustainability in its comprehensive concept, so what society instills Today, we will reap fruits in the future. To keep our roots firmly carry our successes and achievements in environmental work and turn into a national heritage that future generations are proud of.
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