Sharjah24: The Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA) has completed its preparations for the 23rd edition of the Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabia’s Biodiversity (SICFAB), which will be held for the second consecutive year at Sharjah Safari in Al Dhaid city. The event is scheduled to kick off on the upcoming Monday, February 5th, and will continue until the 8th of the same month, with the participation of more than 100 experts and researchers specialized in the environmental and biodiversity field, representing many countries around the world. They will highlight a number of current environmental topics through its enriching sessions.

Harnessing all ideas and visions, investing resources and efforts, and spreading and adopting the best environmental practices at the level of institutions and individuals
In this context, Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Chairperson of the Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah (EPAA), said, "This Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabia’s Biodiversity reaffirms the goals and message of the EPAA in preserving the environment and the sustainability of its biodiversity, and its constant pursuit to harness all ideas and visions, invest resources and efforts, and spread and adopt the best environmental practices at the level of institutions and individuals with the aim of achieving this goal.

Hana Saif Al Suwaidi indicated that the Environment and Protected Areas Authority in Sharjah's success in holding the forum regularly every year embodies its interest in translating the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah towards preserving the environment and its components and living beings within, in all their different types and varieties, and contributing to the development of environmental biological diversity.

Key topics in environmental affairs will be discussed by researchers and experts 
The organizing committee of the forum has adopted several important axes in environmental affairs to be discussed by researchers and specialists throughout the days of the event, during both the morning and evening sessions. They will present the results of the research and studies they have reached, which include species prioritisation, rewilding and multi-species reintroductions, conservation genetics, and reviewing the achievements of the Sharjah Strandings Response Program, with a main focus on veterinary sessions, among other important topics.