Earthna takes vital steps to preserve biodiversity, ecosystems

Doha, Qatar: In a significant move towards safeguarding rich biodiversity and ecosystems, Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future (Earthna) of Qatar F...

Doha, Qatar: In a significant move towards safeguarding rich biodiversity and ecosystems, Earthna Centre for a Sustainable Future (Earthna) of Qatar Foundation is working on comprehensive initiatives aimed at understanding, protecting, and restoring the natural environment.

Only a few days are left until the June 30 deadline to submit applications or nominate an organisation that uses traditional practices to tackle environmental challenges in water resource management, food security, land stewardship, and sustainable urbanism for the first the Earthna Prize.

Four winning projects will share a total prize of $1m. The prize aims to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide.

Since its establishment, Earthna is working in five areas on sustainability frameworks and the circular economy, energy transition and climate change, biodiversity and ecosystems, cities and the built environment, education, ethics and faith.

According to Dr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, Executive Director, Earthna convened leading experts both domestically and globally to compile an exhaustive compendium of knowledge on the Qatar’s ecosystems and biodiversity. This pioneering effort has culminated in a forthcoming publication and the policy statement which shed light on various facets of Qatar’s natural heritage.