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			<title>Plastic bags set to be banned in UAE from 2013</title>
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			<title>UAE eyes plastic shopping bags ban from 2012</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[In a bid to  prevent environmental damage all plastic bags will be phased out by 2012.]]></description>
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			<title>Waste not</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Water is a resource we cannot afford to be free with.]]></description>
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			<title>Leave only footprints</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE environment and water minister on how to reduce the country's ecological footprint.]]></description>
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			<title>Vehicle emissions 'costing Arab nations $5bn'</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE minister calls for tougher laws as air pollution problem is tackled at conference.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE tops world's worst list for eco-footprint</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Country's impact on earth is improving but still needs addressing, says new report.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE restricts shark hunters in protection bid</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[New rules for shark fishing, including ban from Jan to April, licence needed.]]></description>
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			<title>New unit set up to make UAE more eco-friendly</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Environment Minister announces new initiative to preserve country's natural resources.]]></description>
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			<title>Industry responds to the UAE's crackdown on carbon emissions</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water has appealed to the F&B industry in an effort to crack down on the region’s carbon emissions.]]></description>
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			<title>Why the Gulf is filling its larder</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Dr Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water, on the global food crisis. ]]></description>
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			<title>Supervisor on trial for fitting cameras in washrooms</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[28-yr-old environment ministry employee pleads 'mental instablilty'. ]]></description>
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			<title>Minister: Gulf food imports likely to increase</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Imports of $4bn last year are likely to grow as population growth in the region continues.]]></description>
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			<title>Dubai plans to phase out plastic shopping bags</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Business leaders hold talks to reduce bags by 15% until they are banned completely.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE fights infestation of palm-eating beetles</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE gov't regulates palm tree importation in bid to stop red palm weevil arrival.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE considers controversial water technology</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE studies water produced from treated waste water,  purified by advanced technologies.]]></description>
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			<title>Plants may harm UAE ecology garden</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  A researcher working with the Emirates Wildlife Society - World Wildlife Fund (EWS - WWF) in the UAE has discovered that adding plants and trees to the natural habitat would not necessarily improve the country's ecological footprint and could raise it even higher.]]></description>
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			<title>A shining beacon in the search for energy answers</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Finding the answer to the problem of the world’s largest ecological footprint may be over our heads, as Conrad Egbert and Hugo Berger find out.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE bans Saudi poultry imports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Import of live fowl and poultry products is banned following outbreak of bird flu in Kingdom.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE to focus on desalination</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Ministry to increase groundwater surveillance and raise awareness on rational use of water.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE bans Indian poultry imports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Live birds and poultry products imports are banned after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 virus in India.]]></description>
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			<title>UAE bans Czech, Togo poultry imports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[An outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in both countries prompts UAE to close borders.   ]]></description>
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			<title>UAE bans Czech, Togo poultry imports</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Import of all live birds and poultry products is banned after outbreaks of bird flu in both countries.]]></description>
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			<title>Emirates lifts KSA poultry ban</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The UAE has re-opened its borders to poultry from Saudi as fears over bird flu ease locally.]]></description>
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			<title>Divide it all up to be successful, says Kerzner</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Atlantis, The Palm is being procured using a multi-faceted approach. Developer Kerzner International has assumed project management and coordination responsibilities and divided construction between several contractors. Monika Grzesik reports on its efforts to meet a November 2008 deadline.  ]]></description>
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