ENVIRONMENT-UAE: Conservation does not believe in political borders

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Att.Editors: The following item is by the United Arab Emirates news agency (WAM)

ABU DHABI, Feb 24 2003 (IPS) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), Sharjah, in a joint venture with the UAE Environmental Research and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA), is holding the 4th International Conservation Workshop on "The Threatened Fauna of Arabia" from Sunday to Wednesday at Arabia’s Wildlife Center in Sharjah.

The workshop is being held under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and the Ruler of Sharjah. Representatives from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Republic of Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Jordan and the UAE, and experts from Europe and the USA will contribute their technical and scientific expertise through presentations, reports in the UAE dailies said.

AbdulAziz Al Midfa, Director General of EPAA, noted that the conference has grown from strength to strength over the past three years, and has established the fact that conservation (of wildlife) does not believe in political borders. He said that one of the major problems that needs to be addressed is exchange of information among the regional countries.