The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi is ensuring the survival of country’s delicate web of native flora and fauna through the Plant Genetic Resource Centre
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00:00now here in a the center dedicated to preserving the plant species in the
00:04natural heritage of the UAE we have more than 600 plant species in the UAE
00:09documented more than 450 are in Abu Dhabi. What we do in the center is
00:14preserve different types of plant species different plant genetic
00:18resources such as seeds, tissue, cultures, live specimen in the center.
00:23What we do here is take it through different modes of cleaning, sorting,
00:28بيوبanking them in the seed bank or in the cry preservation.
00:33We have herbarium, fungarium,
00:35different modes to ensure that we preserve the plant species and the natural heritage
00:39for the current generation and for the future generation.