From Policy to Practice: Embedding Biodiversity Across Sectors in the UAE

11/10/2025
19:00 - 19:45
UAE Pavilion

Session Description

This session will highlight how large-scale industrial operations can embed biodiversity stewardship into their activities, showcasing an integrated approach to biodiversity management through a comprehensive Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). Using IUCN Red List classifications, the plan prioritizes species of global conservation concern—including turtles, dugongs, and gazelles—while informing habitat mapping and guiding targeted monitoring and mitigation measures.
Organised by
Ministry of Climate Change and Environment ( United Arab Emirates )
Partners
Emirates Global Aluminium

Speaker

Speaker Najeeba HASSAN ALJABRI

Chief ESG & Sustainability Officer, www.ega.ae

Speaker Amanda BIRNBAUM

Lead Scientist-Horticulture, Emirates Global Aluminum

Speaker Anurag MOHANTY

Senior Engineer, EGA

Speaker Eiman AHMED ALOBAIDLI

Sr. Manager -Environment, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

Speaker Jasminka JASIK

Sustainability Lead, Emirates Global Aluminium