URB, a sustainable city developer, has revealed its plans for “Dubai Reefs,” billed as “the world’s largest ocean restoration project” along the Dubai coast.
URB known for its expertise in creating intelligent, net-zero cities that address the challenges of increasing population, and urbanization. And the impacts of climate change, have previously designed and built sustainable cities in Yiti, Oman, and Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.
Now, URB has its sights set on the Dubai coast with the Dubai Reefs project.
Dubai Reefs is a sustainable floating community that will deliver a range of residential, hospitality, retail, educational and research facilities. With Dubai Reefs, URB aims to make Dubai the centre of marine research, eco-regeneration, and eco-tourism worldwide.
So, in developing the Dubai Reefs project, the CEO of URB, Baharash Bagherian. It focuses on the importance of the ocean for maintaining a healthy environment.
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True to Bagherian’s green vision, Dubai Reefs’ accommodations will run on renewable energy from solar, hydropower, and wave farms. So, visitors to the Reefs can engage in unique marine-based eco-tourism experiences in futuristic floating eco-lodges.
Therefore, at the heart of the project is a marine institute that aims to protect Dubai’s marine and coastal environment.
Besides, a 77-square-mile (199-sq-km) artificial reef will create a natural habitat for over one billion corals and 100 million mangrove trees.
These coastal ecosystems intended to sequester and store carbon, offsetting some of the damage caused by oil digging. And dredging on Dubai’s coast in past decades.
The institute will be dedicated to education and conservation; it aims to lead a global ocean clean-up initiative to remove plastic debris. Ensuring Dubai’s coastal ecosystem acts as a long-term carbon sink. Regenerative ocean farming will provide food security and a greener economy.
In addition to converting Dubai into an enviable eco-destination, this is expected to generate over 30,000 jobs within the framework of a green economy.