UAE spoils environmental diversity in Socotra Island

SANAA, April 6 (YPA) – Head of the General Authority for the Protection of the Environment Abdel-Qader al-Kharraz said that United Arab Emirates (UAE) occupation forces tried to spoil and get rid of an environmental diversity in a Socotra Island.

Al-Kharraz said in a press statement during his visit with the UN experts to Socotra archipelago that the UAE ship arrived at the archipelago carrying dangerous and detrimental plants.

The statement added the plants have a harmful impact on biological diversity of the archipelago.

the UAE has occupied Socotra to loot various planes and trees and its military’s seizure on the seaport and airport in Socotra is an “unjustified” assault on Yemen’s sovereignty.

The UAE is one of the main partners in the Saudi-led coalition has been waging a military operation on Yemen since March, 26, 2015.

The Socotra archipelago was listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2008 as a world heritage site because of its rich and distinct flora, fauna and plants, which can’t be found anywhere else on the planet.

Ali Ahsan