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EAD-M42 Native Plant Genome Sequencing Initiative
Expansion of the Ghaf pilot to sequence native plants, characterize adaptive diversity, and guide conservation and restoration under climate stress.
01 / Project overview
What the record establishes.
- Geographic scope
- Abu Dhabi and native UAE habitats
- Project type
- multi-species conservation genomics program
- Research domain
- plant biodiversity genomics and climate resilience
- Years
- 2025–
- Lifecycle status
- active
- Status basis
- EAD and M42 launched the 12-species sequencing collaboration on 9 December 2025.
- Status evidence date
- 2025-12-09
- Scale
- Twelve additional native plant species; public completion metrics are not yet available.
02 / Organizations and population
Who and what the project connects.
- Lead organizations
- Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi · M42
- Partner organizations
- Not stated
- Organism / population
- Twelve native UAE plant species
03 / Data and access
What exists and how it can be reached.
Data types
- plant whole-genome sequencing
- reference genomes
- comparative genomics
Data access
No public data-access statement yet identified.
Identifiers
No public accession or identifier is listed for this record.
04 / Evidence and provenance
Why the record is included.
Inclusion basis
Named multi-species genome program with national conservation objectives.
Editorial note
Direct successor/expansion of the completed Ghaf project; retain separately because it is a new 12-species program.
Sources
- primary record source Verified 2026-08-15
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