SHARJAH / WAM The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah has issued several fines against individuals visiting desert and mountain areas within the emirate. According to the EPAA, as many as 1,225 violations were registered during the first quarter of 2020, as a result of individuals littering and throwing waste in wilderness areas. The authority also listed the ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM The volume of oil products held in storage at Fujairah jumped to the highest level on record earlier this week as tumbling regional demand from the coronavirus pandemic drives more supplies into the eastern UAE port. Stocks rose 6.3 percent last week to 26.192 million barrels, with the greatest build seen in middle distillates, including jet fuel, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) acquired ISO 16133: 2018 certification, which is an internationally approved standard for managing soil quality monitoring programmes. It is the first organisation in the Middle East and Africa to acquire this certification. EAD obtained compliance to ISO 16133: 2018 standard from the British Standards Institution (BSI) in the Middle ...