Emirates Environmental Group concludes the “Year of Sustainability”

Emirates Environmental Group concludes the “Year of Sustainability”

Emirates Environmental Group concluded the year 2023, also known as the “Year of Sustainability” with its annual tree planting campaign “For Our Emirates We Plant”. This significant event took place on the unique date 23.12.23 at the pristine Al Naseem Reserve, Al Manama, Ajman. The campaign was conducted in partnership with the Ajman Municipality and witnessed the participation of nearly 2,000 people from the academic sector, the corporate sector, the government entities and the society at large. They collectively planted 2,121 native saplings of Ghaf, Samar and Sidr trees, promoting the biodiversity of the reserve and enhancing its resilience.

Mrs. Habiba Al Mar’ashi, Co-founder and Chairperson of EEG thanked Ajman Municipality for their support and said “These urban afforestation programmes in addition to providing a habitat for the local wildlife to thrive, also act as a natural carbon sink; which effectively contribute to the mitigation of carbon emissions in the country and help accelerate the progress towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals – particularly SDG #11 – Sustainable Cities and Comunities, #13 – Climate Action and #15 – Life on Land. These impactful programme is the collective effort by all sectors of the society and all entities who have gathered here