Voluntary non-governmental organisation devoted to protect the environment through education, action programmes & community involvement; based in Dubai; first environmental NGO to get ISO 14001 certification

Government agency with the overall function of protecting and conserving the environment as well as promoting sustainable development in the emirate of Abu Dhabi; assists in implementing environmental laws

Web site of the Worldwide Fund for Nature in the UAE which works in association with the EWS (Emirates Wildlife Society) to implement conservation actions for the protection of local biodiversity

Web site of the Environment Agency, Abu Dhabi; sections include air quality index, measurements, air pollution, health effects, regulations & news

Initiative by the Abu Dhabi government to enhance data quality that would improve the environmental policy and decision-making process; site has document libraries, picture libraries etc

Academy in Abu Dhabi created with the aim of becoming a regional centre of excellence for executive education in water; offers programmes in water diplomacy, water governance, utility reform, non-conventional water resources etc

Centre in Sharjah set up to establish and maintain a genetically healthy and viable stock of endangered Arabian wildlife; site has details of animals being bred; the centre has also an attached public zoo called Arabia's Wildlife Centre

United Arab Emirates designated national authority (DNA) that helps to promote the development of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects, as defined in Article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol; reduces emissions of greenhouse gas etc

Programme run by the Coastal Management Section of the Dubai Municipality; programme involves the capture and analysis of topographic data, bathymetric data, nearshore wave measurements, water level data, meteorological data etc

Non-profit organisation for individuals with an interest in the natural history of the UAE and Oman; site has info on archaeology, botany, geology, insects, mammals, marine life, natural history, ornithology, reptiles etc