The ghaf is a native plant species of UAE, Oman and Saudi Arabia. This sturdy tree of the harsh desert environment is threatened by overgrazing, intensive lopping, and infrastructure development. WWF ...

Drive to enhance understanding of ghaf tree’s genetic adaptations in arid conditions The landmark ghaf tree genome sequencing project, announced at on-going Arab Health, which runs from January 29 ...

(MENAFNEditorial) STARTRADER joined sustainability advocates and the community in a tree-planting activity at the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) in Academic City, Dubai, United ...

ABU DHABI, 29th November, 2025 (WAM) -- The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and the International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) have completed the first-ever population genomics study ...