Khalifa calls for preservation of environment

The President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has called for continuing the efforts of developing a legislative environment that will ensure the conservation of natural resources and regulate the consumption of water and energy.
In a statement on the occasion of the 19th edition of National Environment Day on February 4, Shaikh Khalifa also called for launching educational programmes to raise awareness on the importance of the sustainability of natural resources and the use of clean renewable energy for the country's development process.
The efforts are to "successfully implement the initiative that we launched in 2012 which aims to make our country a leader in the green economy," he said.
The President also said on the occasion, which is being held under the slogan, 'The Green Economy: Innovation and Sustainability': "Our country is now blessed with greenery and continues to apply its strategies on conserving the environment and its natural resources, implementing its programmes for water and energy consumption, and increasing its natural reserves to achieve Vision 2021 for a sustainable environment and well-being, inspired by the vision of the late Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who encouraged agriculture so that it became a way of life in the UAE.
"Since the founding of our nation we successfully planted tens of millions of trees, built dams, and reclaimed vast tracts of land to revitalise agriculture.The President also stressed that environmental effort is a collective responsibility which requires the participation of everyone who lives in a civilised society, adding that each individual is an ambassador for the environment and should be keen on ensuring its cleanliness, its sustainability, and work on reducing emissions of polluting gases."

• Abu Dhabi