The Dubai-based developer, URB, has announced its ambitious project known as ‘Dubai Reefs’. The project represents a significant effort towards marine restoration and ecotourism. If successfully built, it will be the world’s largest ocean restoration project, a potential game-changer for ocean conservation. Plans for the project include creating a habitat for more than one billion corals and 100 million mangrove trees. However, certain details are still unclear. While developers have set a target completion date of 2040, there remains uncertainty over whether the project will be economically accessible to all and if it can operate entirely on private funding. The … Continue reading Dubai Reefs: Bridging the Gap Between Urban Progress and Ocean Conservation