• A Palestinian farmer checks beehives in Gaza City. All photos by Reuters
    A Palestinian farmer checks beehives in Gaza City. All photos by Reuters
  • More than 15 years of Israeli blockade have not quite killed off beekeeping in Gaza. But beekeepers say climate change just might
    More than 15 years of Israeli blockade have not quite killed off beekeeping in Gaza. But beekeepers say climate change just might
  • Over recent years, the number of hives has almost been halved, causing honey production to fall to 180 tonnes, from 400 tonnes a few years ago
    Over recent years, the number of hives has almost been halved, causing honey production to fall to 180 tonnes, from 400 tonnes a few years ago
  • Beekeepers and their bees in the Palestinian coastal enclave have lost access to prime agricultural land and the problem has been compounded by global warming
    Beekeepers and their bees in the Palestinian coastal enclave have lost access to prime agricultural land and the problem has been compounded by global warming
  • A man, who suffers from alopecia areata, receives bee-sting treatment in Gaza City. Apitherapy, which uses products from bees to treat patients stung by the winged insects, is now at risk
    A man, who suffers from alopecia areata, receives bee-sting treatment in Gaza City. Apitherapy, which uses products from bees to treat patients stung by the winged insects, is now at risk
  • A hearing impaired Palestinian boy receives bee-sting treatment in Gaza City
    A hearing impaired Palestinian boy receives bee-sting treatment in Gaza City
  • Despite the therapy being largely unproved, physicians have reported promising results
    Despite the therapy being largely unproved, physicians have reported promising results
  • Apart from hearing loss, some physicians use bee venom therapy to treat high blood pressure, asthma and even premenstrual syndrome
    Apart from hearing loss, some physicians use bee venom therapy to treat high blood pressure, asthma and even premenstrual syndrome

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Global warming affecting bee-sting therapy in Gaza

Bees hiding in hives rather than foraging for nector leads to poor production

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Referees: Chris Broad, David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Andy Pycroft, Ranjan Madugalle and Richie Richardson.

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Torque: 400Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km

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An additional 450,000 shrubs and 4,000 trees to be delivered in the months leading up to the expo

Ghaf, date palm, acacia arabica, acacia tortilis, vitex or sage, techoma and the salvadora are just some heat tolerant native plants in the nursery

Approximately 340 species of shrubs and trees selected for diverse landscape

The nursery team works exclusively with organic fertilisers and pesticides

All shrubs and trees supplied by Dubai Municipality

Most sourced from farms, nurseries across the country

Plants and trees are re-potted when they arrive at nursery to give them room to grow

Some mature trees are in open areas or planted within the expo site

Green waste is recycled as compost

Treated sewage effluent supplied by Dubai Municipality is used to meet the majority of the nursery’s irrigation needs

Construction workforce peaked at 40,000 workers

About 65,000 people have signed up to volunteer

Main themes of expo is  ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ and three subthemes of opportunity, mobility and sustainability.

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