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Dubai Kicks Off 20,000-Tree Campaign as Endurance Festival and Pro League Headline a Busy Week

The city is pairing community planting and smart irrigation with long-term sustainability targets under Dubai Green and the Urban Plan 2040.

Overview

  • Inaugural planting at Quranic Park brought together senior Dubai officials, students and residents as part of a drive to add trees across designated parks, neighborhoods and campuses.
  • Dubai Municipality will supply diverse species and deploy IoT-enabled irrigation and underground pump systems, with a long-term monitoring plan to improve survival and water efficiency.
  • Schools and universities are being enlisted by KHDA to register plantings, while the community platform ‘Furjan Dubai’ is coordinating neighborhood participation and volunteer support.
  • At Dubai International Endurance City, Argentina’s Melina Mendez won the women’s 120 km race on Goldstream, as the Mohammed bin Rashid Endurance Festival continued with strong fields.
  • Two Emirates Today reports conflicted on the 120 km Private Stables Cup winner’s name and participant count despite matching horse and time, underscoring a result discrepancy pending clarification; separately, Shabab Al-Ahli beat Al Bataeh 4–0 as many home fans departed at halftime.