Inside Dubai's Green Planet

Gulf News

A first look at Dubai's Green Planet. Dubai’s The Green Planet is set to open on September 1 featuring a bio-dome that recreates a tropical forest, complete with real plants and animals. Read the full Gulf News article: http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/education/lush-tropical-biodome-set-to-open-in-dubai-1.1887149  See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00Dubai is all set to welcome another first, as the region's first indoor tropical forest

00:16gets ready to open in September.

00:21Located in City Walk, The Green Planet is a biodome that recreates a tropical forest

00:26complete with real plants and animals.

00:30A giant 25-meter tree, the world's largest man-made tree, will be the centerpiece of

00:34The Green Planet.

00:36The indoor ecosystem is meant to be a stand-alone educational and recreational biodome.

00:41Featuring over 3,000 plants and animals, it inspires visitors to adopt a new way of discovering

00:46the wonders of the tropical forests.

00:50It's a fully integrated biodome.

00:54We have more than 100 species of plants and more than 150 species of animals.

01:01The visitors are really immersed in the biodome.

01:04They can have an up-close and personal encounter with animals and plants.

01:08We don't have cages here.

01:10Animals are roaming freely in the biodome and it's highly educational, but it's fun

01:14at the same time.

01:15The variety of species of The Green Planet recreates a lush tropical forest for visitors

01:20to immerse in an intimate and unique sensory experience.

01:23The facility also regulates the temperature and humidity levels of the venue so that visitors

01:29can not only see what life is like in such an ecosystem, but can also have a vivid first-hand

01:34experience.

01:35The Green Planet will also offer 15 educational programs across five topics and three age

01:42Inspired by the learning objectives of the Ministry of Education, the programs aim to

01:46instill responsibility and a collective awareness of the environment among students.

01:51Irish Eden Beleza for Gulf News.

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