Dubai: Emirates airline has come on board as sponsor for The Last Wilderness of the UAE, a documentary featuring the UAE’s biodiversity. The three-part series will be divided to focus on the ecosystems of the mountains and wadis, deserts and seas of the UAE.
It will also provide insight into the natural adaptations that have enabled many species to survive in the Arabian Peninsula’s habitats.
“We will document and showcase the true and often surprising biodiversity of a region that most people just think of as being dry without much wildlife at all,” said Jonathan Ali Khan, producer and director of The Last Wilderness of the UAE. “We intend to show just how far from the truth that really is.”
Each episode will be 60 minutes long. The series is set to premiere on the Discovery Channel in the fall of 2016 initially in English with Arabic subtitles. An Arabic edition is also being produced to be aired and also on ice, Emirates’ in-flight entertainment system.
Content will also be produced for 12 five-minute mini-documentary videos for podcasts and across social media channels. DVD sets will be produced and distributed regionally to retail outlets and DVDs will also be distributed free to schools and universities.
