Cabinet Resolution Regarding the Cultivation of Native Plants and Conservation of Nature

The Cabinet:

• Having reviewed the Constitution,
• Federal Law No. (1) of 1972 Regarding the Competences of Ministries and Powers of Ministers, as amended,
• Federal Law No. (5) of 1979 Regarding Agricultural Quarantine, as amended
• Federal Law No. (24) of 1999 Regarding the Protection and Development of the Environment, as amended,
• Federal Law No. (14) of 2016 Regarding Administrative Violations and Penalties in the Federal Government, and
• Upon the proposal of the Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and the approval of the Cabinet;

Hereby resolves as follows:

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.

Native Plants: Indigenous plants that are found within their natural range in the State.

Article (2) — Objectives of the Resolution

This Resolution aims to achieve the following:

1. Promoting the participation of various segments of society in improving the environment and conserving biodiversity.
2. Developing the Natural Habitats of Native Plants in the State.
3. Rehabilitating the Natural Habitats of Native Plants.
4. Developing natural resources and conserving biodiversity.

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.

Article (4) — Rehabilitation of Natural Habitats

The Competent Authority shall undertake the rehabilitation of Natural Habitats as follows:

1. Establishing the necessary measures to ensure the conservation of nature and the protection of ecological balance.
2. Remedying environmental damage that has occurred or may occur to Natural Habitats for any reason, including that resulting from environmentally unfriendly practices, in a manner that ensures the conservation of nature and the protection of ecological balance.

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.
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 (7) — Violations and Sanctions

Without prejudice to any penalty or measure stipulated in other relevant legislation, in the event of a violation of the provisions of Article (6) of this Resolution, the Ministry or the Competent Authority, as the case may be, may impose an administrative sanction on the violator as follows:

1. A fine of (10,000) Dirhams.
2. Doubling the fine specified in Clause (1) of this Article in case of recidivism, provided that it shall not exceed twenty thousand Dirhams.

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.

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

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	سيرفم	Sesevium portulacastrum
24	شويل، مليحة	Cressa cretica
25	سويت، مليحة	Suaed vermiculata
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، خضير	Cyperus conglomeratus
41	خریز، رطريط	Halopeplis perfoliata
42	غبشة، عنزبوت، علان	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	لامي	Zaleya pentandra
51	رعيلي، رخيمة	Convolvulus cephalopodus
52	روحامة	Sesuvium verrucosum
53	سبط، مخادير، مرة الغزال	Pennisetum divisum
54	سبط، رحيم، نصي، سليعيان	Stipagrostis plumose
55	المرخ، معاليت	Leptadenia pyrotechnica
56	عوسج ، صريم	Lycium showii
57	علقة، قرضى	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 الآراء	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
84	حنضد	Halocnemum strobilaceum
85	دوید، 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	الأرطى الأصفر	Calligonum crinitum
94	الأرطى الأحمر	Calligonum comosum
95	البرنوف	Pluchea dioscoridis
96	نبات القضب	Ochradenus aucheri
97	نبات الخشافة	Helintropium curassavicum
98	المشاري	Farsetia aegyptia
99	البلوتشيا	Pluchea arabica
100	الرمرام	Heliotropium bacciferum
101	حداد	Leucas inflate
102	عتيمان، خفي	Tephrosia nubica