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10/29/25, 11:21 AM Ministry of Economy and Tourism, Expo City Dubai and partners launch UAE’s first Green Innovation District – a catalyst for sust…
Terra – a LEED Platinum-certified building, designed to be net zero for both energy and water – exemplifies
best practice in sustainable building design and is Expo City’s hub for biodiversity and conservation.

Pioneering initiatives focused on preserving and sustaining our planet, it has partnered with the International
Union for Conservation of Nature Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) to establish the world’s first Centre

for Species Survival dedicated to fungi. It is also the regional office of Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots
programme – a global environmental, animal welfare, and humanitarian youth outreach initiative.

In addition, Expo City’s city-wide testbed provides a real urban environment to trial and scale nature-first ideas
with global impact, creating competitive advantages for businesses by boosting resource efficiency and

supporting innovation and collaboration. Many companies focused on clean energy and decarbonisation –
including ENGIE, Siemens Energy, Nestlé, DS Energy, Carbon Assurance, Carbon Standard and DNV – have
already established operations in the city.

The landmark initiative was announced at the Asia Pacific Cities Summit and Mayors’ Forum, held at Expo City

Dubai, which gathered mayors and city leaders from more than 350 cities and provided a platform to
introduce major projects enabling governments and businesses to unlock trade and investment opportunities
to build more sustainable cities.

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