The emirate will make a comprehensive inventory of its flora and fauna, announced the Environment Agency — Abu Dhabi (EAD) on Tuesday. According to geographic information system analyst Hossam el Elkamy, who specialises in biodiversity, the process will involve two basic tasks. “First, we have those bits and pieces of data we get from the satellite imagery, which we need to verify through ground-truthing. Then we also need to compile or collect more data about biodiversity elements from the field,” he said. Read More
