UAE Environmental / ESG LawCabinet Resolution No. (18) of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature

Article (1) Definitions For the purposes of implementing the provisions of this Resolution, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context requires otherwise: State : The United Arab Emirates. Ministry : The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. Minister : The Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Competent Authority : The competent local authority in each Emirate. Natural Habitats : A natural environment area in which specific species of animals or plants live naturally and depend on one another.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature 2 Native Plants : Indigenous plants that are found within their natural range in the State.

Article (3) Cultivation of Native Plants 1. For the purposes of achieving the objectives of this Resolution, the Competent Authority shall undertake the following: a. Encouraging members of the community to cultivate the Native Plants specified in the Schedule annexed to this Resolution. b. Coordinating with the Ministry to determine the areas to be cultivated with Native Plants and to record their areas. c. Determining the governmental and non-governmental companies and nurseries authorized to produce seeds, seedlings, or propagules of Native Plants. 2. The Ministry, in coordination with the Competent Authority, as the case may be, shall periodically review the Schedule annexed to this Resolution, which shall be updated by a decision issued by the Minister.

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Article (5) Protection of Natural Habitats The Competent Authority shall take all necessary decisions and measures to ensure the protection of Natural Habitats, provided that such measures include the following: 1. Prohibiting the establishment of any activity that may adversely affect the quantity or quality of the natural vegetation cover. 2. Prohibiting the cultivation of invasive plants and alien species that studies indicate are likely to cause harm to the environment, humans, or infrastructure. 3. Encouraging and supporting members of the community to cultivate the Native Plants specified in the Schedule annexed to this Resolution, using modern and sustainable irrigation methods as determined by the Competent Authority. 4. Regulating the collection of Native Plants and their seeds.

Article (6) Prohibited Acts It shall be prohibited to commit any of the following acts: 1. Any act that would harm the ecological balance and biodiversity of the natural environment, including cutting, uprooting, burning, or destroying any local tree, shrub, or herbaceous plant.

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature 4 2. Damaging, destroying, or causing any harm to geological formations and Natural Habitats that constitute habitats for Native Plants. 3. Violating any of the decisions and measures issued or determined by the Competent Authority for the protection of Natural Habitats pursuant to Article (5) of this Resolution.

Article (8) Grievance 1. A grievance may be filed against the decisions issued pursuant to the provisions of Article (7) of this Resolution, provided that the following is complied with: a. The grievance shall be submitted to the authority issuing the decision in accordance with the procedures prescribed thereby, within a period not exceeding (30) days from the date of notification of the violator of the decision subject of the grievance. b. All supporting documents substantiating the grounds of the grievance shall be attached. 2. The authority referred to in Paragraph (a) of Clause (1) of this Article shall issue its decision on the grievance within a period not exceeding (25) working days from the date of its submission, and such decision shall be final.

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Article (9) Publication and Entry into Force This Resolution shall be published in the Official Gazette and shall enter into force on the day following the date of its publication. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Prime Minister Issued by Us: On: 23 Rajab 1439 A.H. Corresponding to: 10 April 2018 A.D

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature 6 Schedule Annexed to Cabinet Resolution No. (18) of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature No. Arabic Name Scientific Name 1 ثمام، حابي . Pennisitum siberienum 2 ثمام. Panicum turgidum 3 سنط، جرث، قرط . Acacia nilotica 4 سمر، سلم . Acacia tortilis 5 سلم، حردة، سلمه . Acacia ehrenbergiana 6 غاف. Prosopis cineraria 7 التين البري، جرف . Ficus cordata 8 تين، سنين . Ficus johannis 9 شوع - يسر - بان - عوير . Moringa peregrine 10 حنة. Lawsonia inermis 11 سدر، نبق . Ziziphus spina-christi 12 أراك، سواك . Salvadora persica 13 زربت، عرف، عصف . Nannorrhops ritchieana 14 فرفار، الفرفار . Tecomella undulata 15 قفص، عثوت، حبن . Acridocarpus orientalis 16 أثل، طرفه . Tamarix nilotica 17 الرغل. Atriplex loucoclada 18 ثيل، نجيل . Cynodon dactylon 19 حوه، عقيد، بقرو . Launaea mucronata 20 شويرقه. Boerhavia elegans 21 ذيل القط، طريش . Imperata cylindrica 22 سيداف. Pteropyrum scoparium 23 سيزفم. Sesevium portulacastrum 24 شويل، مليحة . Cressa cretica 25 سويت، مليحة . Suaed vermiculata

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature 7 No. Arabic Name Scientific Name 26 شنطوب، ملوية . Pentatropis nivalis 27 سيف الغراب . Gladiolus italicus 28 العوير. Ipomoea obseura 29 حديد، ضعه . Lasiurns scindicus 30 قصب. Phragmites australis 31 حواء الغزال . Lannaea nudicaulis 32 قدمه، قدحة . Phagnalon schweinfurthii 33 عرفج. Rhanterium epapposum 34 سبوط. Vernonia arabica 35 تانوم. Cleome austro Arabica 36 زعاف. Cleome brachvcarpa 37 تحيسة، خيسة . Cleome rupicola 38 طرطير. Sphaerocoma auchari 39 سلمة، حاد، سلي . Cornulaca monacantha 40 ثنده، مسبح، خضرب . Cyperus conglomeratus 41 خر ی ز، رطريط . Halopeplis perfoliata 42 غبشة، عنزبوت، عالن . Moltkiopsis ciliata 43 حصار. Indigofera oblongifolia 44 عريدة، خمنة . Gymnocarpos decandrus 45 فريط، خريط . Salsola drummondii 46 لبيد، سبط، خدير، غرز . Cenchrus ciliaris 47 أسيل، مخاضير . Juncus rigidus 48 لصافة، شفلع . Capparis spinosa 49 قطف، شليل، رمث . Limonium axillare 50 المي. Zaleya pentandra 51 رعيلي، رخيمة . Convolvulus cephalopodus 52 روحامة. Sesuvium verrucosum 53 سبط، مخادير، مرة الغزال . Pennisetum divisum

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature 8 No. Arabic Name Scientific Name 54 سبط، رح ی م، نص ي، سليعيان . Stipagrostis plumose 55 املرخ، معاليت . Leptadenia pyrotechnica 56 عوسج ، صريم. Lycium showii 57 علقة، قرض ى . Ochradenus arabicus 59 فجيلة، خفاج . Phyorrhynchus chamaerapistrum 60 شنينة، مهتدي . Pulicari glutinosa 62 قطف، سويدة . Schweinfurthia papilionacea 63 عشرج، سنا مكيه، سنماكه. Senna italica 64 سويد، خريزة طرطير، حتلوث، حمض . Suaeda aegyptiaca 65 ورد الجبل، عسمط . Taverniera glabra 66 ظفرة، أدمية، نفل . Tephrosia apollinea 67 جعدة، جعيدة . Teucrium stockianum 68 طرف اآلراء . Aerva javanica 69 مشموم، بورشه، نقد . Anvillea grcinii 70 شوك الضب، كنب . Blepharis ciliaris 71 الحمرا، مديد، دم الغزال . Boerhavia diffusa 72 أرطه، أرطا . Calligonum comosum 73 خناصر، خنصور . Caralluma Arabica 74 حب الريشة، حباب، عظم . Convolvulus virgatus 75 نزة، نزاع . Crotalaria aegyptiaca 76 عسبج، عزيج، ابريك . Euphorbia larica 77 حشام، حما، مشاري، حباب . Farsetia stylose 78 غادة، شرهام، شرهم، شرحم . Grewia erythraea 79 ضمران، قدقد، عرفي . Halothamnus bottae 80 رمث، رمثه . Haloxylon salicornicum 81 غضا، بلبال، بلبل، رمح . Haloxylon persicum 82 اذخر، خصاب . Cymbopogon commutatus 83 حماض، شنان، عشنان، حمض . Arthrocnemum macrostachyum

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Cabinet Resolution of 2018 Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature 9 No. Arabic Name Scientific Name 84 حنضد. Halocnemum strobilaceum 85 دو ی د، شنان . Seiditzia rosmarinus 86 ربل، أبو رقيبة . Zygophyllum simplex 87 هرم. Tetraena hamiensis 88 قرم. Avicennia marina 89 طرفة. Tamarix aucheriana 90 أثل. Tamarix Arabica( T.nilotica) 91 شليلة. Limonium auxillare 92 عكرش، شريب . Aeluropus lagopoides 93 األرطى األصفر . Calligonum crinitum 94 األرطى األحمر . Calligonum comosum 95 البرنوف. Pluchea dioscoridis 96 نبات القضب . Ochradenus aucheri 97 نبات الخشافة . Heliotropium curassavicum 98 املشاري. Farsetia aegyptia 99 البلوتشيا. Pluchea arabica 100 الرمرام. Heliotropium bacciferum 101 حداد Leucas inflate 102 عتيمان، خفي . Tephrosia nubica

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