ABU DHABI, sixth December, 2024 (WAM) — Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo, toured the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital and the Jubail Mangrove Park as a part of her go to to the UAE on the head of a delegation geared toward strengthening relations between Tokyo and Abu Dhabi in cultural cooperation, digital transformation, wildlife safety – particularly falcons, and addressing the challenges of local weather change.
The Governor was accompanied by Shehab Ahmed Al Fahim, UAE Ambassador to Japan, and a delegation of Japanese entrepreneurs as a part of the “Startup Mission”, which inspires to ascertain their tasks in Abu Dhabi to reinforce financial cooperation and assist innovation and entrepreneurship between the UAE and Japan.
The Governor and the delegation had been acquired by Ahmed Al Hashemi, Executive Director of Terrestrial and Marine Biodiversity Sector on the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). He famous that the go to represents a milestone in UAE-Japan relations and opens up new horizons for future cooperation in sustainability and environmental safety.
During her go to to the Hospital, one of many world’s main falcon drugs and analysis centres, Governor Koike discovered concerning the UAE’s efforts to protect the wealthy cultural heritage of falconry and shield wildlife.
She listened to an in depth clarification from Dr. Margit Muller, Executive Director of the Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital, concerning the complete healthcare procedures the power gives to falcons, the function of the hospital in supporting biodiversity, and in selling environmentally-friendly, conventional falconry practices.
The Governor expressed her admiration for the UAE’s dedication to defending its pure heritage and energetic participation in world environmental preservation efforts.
Governor Koike concluded her Abu Dhabi go to with a tour of the Jubail Mangrove Park, an environmental mannequin that displays the emirate’s dedication to rehabilitating pure habitats and enhancing resilience to local weather change. It can also be a number one environmental schooling and leisure vacation spot that goals to reinforce consciousness and information of the ecosystem and biodiversity of Abu Dhabi’s mangrove forests.
Abdulla Saeed Al Shamsi, Corporate Director of Jubail Island Investment Company, accompanied Governor Koike on an exploratory tour, the place she discovered concerning the important function of mangrove timber in enhancing coastal resilience, supporting marine biodiversity, and as pure carbon sinks to assist deal with the challenges of local weather change.
Governor Koike planted a mangrove tree within the park to specific her dedication to supporting joint environmental initiatives and enhancing worldwide efforts to fight local weather change.
The gesture represents an emblem of friendship and sustainable cooperation between Japan and the UAE and affirms the significance of defending biodiversity and contributing to the sustainability of ecosystems, particularly in coastal areas that play an important function in preserving the setting.
She was additionally briefed on the Abu Dhabi Pearl Project and discovered how native oysters are farmed sustainably within the Arabian Gulf, producing high-quality pearls. The Abu Dhabi Pearl Centre is the primary and solely one among its form within the area to supply high-quality pearls utilizing sustainable farming methods.