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Palestinian community in Qatar plant one thousand trees to mark Environment Day

This year’s slogan for Qatar Environment Day is ‘Our Earth Our Legacy’, aimed at reaffirming Qatar’s commitment to environmental preservation. Bayt Al Khibra, which represents the Palestinian community in Qatar,…

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Greener scenes sprout up across Qatar as mangroves double in size

Mangrove ecosystems store significant amounts of carbon in the soil, leaves, and branches, significantly tackling carbon emissions. In a hopeful step toward a greener future, the Gulf nation’s authorities have…

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News

Qatar’s ‘largest’ expansion project of fishing ports soon to be completed

The new expansion will include the establishment of hundreds of marine berths to avoid overcrowding in ports. Qatar will soon have much larger and more equipped fishing ports across the…

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Qatar soon to be home to ‘Middle East’s first plants factory’

The eighth edition of the Qatar international agricultural exhibition concluded on Saturday and featured 200 exhibitors. Qatar will soon be home to the Middle East’s first factory of plants, authorities…

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News

Qatar avoids emission reduction pledge ahead of climate change talks

In its report to the UN, Qatar does not say how much carbon it emits or set any specific environmental goals for itself. But as a developing country, Qatar is not legally bound to reduce its emissions.

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Life

Ministry of Environment revives plans for Qatar animal rescue shelter

Last month, the Ministry of Environment and Ashghal issued a tender looking for a firm to oversee the construction tendering and contract award of the facility.

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Life

Qatar bans use of some fishing equipment to protect wildlife

Many of the tools, while successful at catching large amounts of fish, also unintentionally scoop up "bycatch" like coral and endangered fish species, as well as damage the marine ecosystem, environmentalists have said.

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Qatar builds first recycled road, planning more to come

The 1km-long stretch of road cost QR1.2 million and made use of 210,000 tons of reclaimed rubble and from the construction of a nearby kindergarten.

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Life

To make way for new safari park, Qatar plans demolition of Doha Zoo

Ashghal has asked local contractors to bid on a project that involves razing all structures inside the zoo, which is located on Furousiya Street off of Al Waab, near Aspire Park.

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