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July 2015
Article title	Source	Date
EAD to discuss sustainable groundwater at Liwa Date Festival	Gulftoday.ae	23 July 2015
Proper value chain needed for Quinoa	The Gulf Times	19 July 2015
Science Technology and Innovation	Usaid.gov	9 July 2015
H.H. Sheikh Khalifa issues Federal Decree appointing H.E. Abdelrahim Al Hammadi as Undersecretary for Ministry of Environment and Water	Moew.gov.ae	8 July 2015
UAE names Ministry of Environment undersecretary	Tradearabia.com	8 July 2015
H.H. Sheikh Khalifa issues Federal Decree appointing H.E. Abdelrahim Al Hammadi as Undersecretary for Ministry of Environment and Water	Zawya.com	8 July 2015
H.H. Sheikh Khalifa issues Federal Decree appointing H.E. Abdelrahim Al Hammadi as Undersecretary for Ministry of Environment and Water	Sharjah24.ae	7 July 2015
Abdelrahim Al Hammadi Undersecretary for the Minister of Environment and Water	Abudhabienv.ae	7 July 2015

June 2015
Article title	Source	Date
Science and Culture Collide	Sciencediplomacy.org	30 June 2015
Potential use for date palms waste in UAE	Dubayblog.com	26 June 2015
HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer heads UAE delegation at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank	Albawaba.com	10 June 2015
Al Tayer The UAE is committed to supporting development and fighting poverty	Albayan.ae	10 June 2015
Final workshop for the project on ‘Adaptation to Climate Change in Marginal Environments in West Asia and North Africa’	Gcsar.gov.sy	9 June 2015

May 2015
Article title	Source	Date
Marrakech Declaration on Food Security Initiative supports the Global Alliance	Quotidienpress.com	31 May 2015
Marrakech Declaration supports the Global Alliance	Raya.com	31 May 2015
Marrakesh Declaration	Globaldrylandalliance.com	30 May 2015
UAE’s Quinoa Push	The Gulf Time	29 May 2015

April 2015
Article title	Source	Date
Ministry of Environment organizes ‘Quinoa Open Day’	Albayan.ae	15 April 2015
Ministry of Environment initiates Quinoa planting in 3 trial farms	Emaratalyoum.com	15 April 2015
Local farmers urged to grow ‘superfood’ quinoa	Maktoob.news.yahoo.com	15 April 2015
Ministry of Environment and Water organizes ‘Quinoa Open Day’	Alkhaleej.ae	15 April 2015
Ministry of Environment and Water organizes ‘Quinoa Open Day’	Arabwideweb.com	14 April 2015
Ministry of Environment and Water organizes 'Quinoa Open Day' to address global food security issues	Zawya.com	14 April 2015
Ministry of Environment and Water organizes ‘Quinoa Open Day' to address global food security issues	Godubai.com	14 April 2015
Ministry of Environment and Water organizes ‘Quinoa Open Day’	Wam.ae	14 April 2015
Local farmers urged to grow ‘superfood’ quinoa	Gulfnews.com	14 April 2015
The opening of the plant genetic resources center in Abu Dhabi in 2017	Alkhaleej.ae	6 April 2015

March 2015
Article title	Source	Date
Islamic Development Bank allocates more than $ 1.8 billion to protect the environment and achieve sustainable development	News.yemeneconomist.com	30 March 2015
Islamic Development Bank allocates more than $ 1.8 billion to protect the environment and achieve sustainable development	Suna-sd.net	29 March 2015
IDB executes variety of programs, projects and initiatives that preserve the environment and achieve sustainable development	Neprass.org	29 March 2015
Scientists finding ways to help farmers maximise ground water	Zawya.com	29 March 2015
Rebecca Evens Growth opportunities and promising economic relations between the UAE and Wales	Argaam.com	28 March 2015
Two UAE date palm oases first to be recognised by UN	Arabianbusiness.com	20 March 2015
2 UAE date palm oases recognised by FAO for genetic resources, biodiversity	Fnbnews.com	17 March 2015
"FAO" classifies Emirates palm oases as agricultural heritage sites	Dostor.org	16 March 2015
"FAO" adds two palm oases in the UAE to ecosystems	Alkhaleej.ae	16 March 2015
Classifying Al Ain and Liwa oases as global agricultural heritage sites	Albayan.ae	16 March 2015
Al Ain, Liwa date palm oases recognised as agricultural heritage sites by FAO	Khaleejtimes.com	15 March 2015
Emirates’ date palm oases recognized as agricultural heritage sites	Fao.org	15 March 2015
"FAO" classifies Emirates palm oases as agricultural heritage sites	Albawabhnews.com	15 March 2015
FAO recognizes UAE date palm oases as agricultural heritage sites	Fao.org	15 March 2015
Seminar in Dubai 800 million persons suffer from mall-nourishment	Alkhaleej.ae	4 March 2015
The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture organizes a seminar on the cost of neglect on rural and agricultural development	WAM.ae	3 March 2015
The cost of neglect—agriculture, rural transformation and development	Abudhabienv.ae	3 March 2015
‘Gulf Forum to Enhance Food Security and Support Small and Medium Scale Farmers’ highlights Gulf’s agricultural sector	CNEgypt.com	3 March 2015
Billion dollars, the size of the food gap in the Gulf	AbuDhabiSky.com	3 March 2015
UAE cannot keep importing crops, says seminar speaker	WN.com	3 March 2015
UAE cannot keep importing crops, says seminar speaker	TheNational.ae	3 March 2015
Billion dollars, the size of the food gap in the Gulf	News.Emaratyah.ae	3 March 2015
"Gulf Forum to enhance food security and to support small and medium-scale farmers, discusses the Gulf agricultural sector	Zawya.com	2 March 2015

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