Discovering peace and reflection under the shade of a Ghaf tree There is a wide expanse of desert behind my house, and over the years it has become a space where I explore, contemplate ...
The country’s wadis, mountains and sabkhas sustain plant and animal species, from the ghaf tree to the Arabian tahr, uniquely tuned to the UAE’s harsh environment. In A Natural History of the ...
A sample of the Ghaf tree. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has gifted African countries drought-tolerant trees to support environmental conservation as it marks 51 years of cooperation with the ...
Well known as the Ghaf trees, they remain green even in harsh desert environments. It is essential for the survival of animal and plant species alike. The Ghaf is the national tree of the UAE and ...
Trees first appeared around 400 million years ago. They survived the mass-extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs some 66 million years ago and lived through several glacial periods ...