Qatar e-Nature Application

The Qatar e-Nature app was launched in December 2013 in collaboration with Sasol. It is an educational awareness initiative supported by a school competition launched in 2015.

The app is available for free download on the App Store, Google Play, Windows Phone Store, and on the website enature.qa.

All information within the app and the website is updated regularly.

The app serves as a valuable resource for the local community, and is widely used in schools through the interactive Qatar e-Nature School Competition, which aims to raise awareness of Qatar’s environmental biodiversity.

Available in both Arabic and English, the app supports the environmental awareness goals of Qatar National Vision 2030.

We have long embraced the motto: “True environmental sustainability can only be achieved when everyone is involved” — captured in the slogan: “Everyone in Their Place”.

From a societal perspective, this program enters our mobile phones to provide detailed information on 963 species found in Qatar’s natural environment, categorized into six groups in both Arabic and English:

• Birds: 322
• Plants: 364
• Insects: 123
• Reptiles: 32
• Mammals: 21
• Marine species: 101

These documented species undergo continuous processes of review, development, verification, addition, and removal to ensure the highest levels of accuracy—especially since the app can be enjoyed anywhere in the world, serving as Qatar’s ambassador in showcasing our natural heritage.

The app also features 12 natural reserves, including their geographic locations and detailed descriptions of each reserve.

Awards Received Locally, Regionally, and Internationally

• “Best CSR Initiative in Qatar’s Energy Sector” for the Qatar e-Nature initiative at the 4th Corporate Social Responsibility Conference (7–8 December 2016), organized by Dar Al Sharq.

• Recognition by the Minister of Environment in 2015 for the app’s contribution to raising awareness of environmental resources.

• “Best Arab Government Smart Application – Environment Category (Regional Level)”, awarded by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, presented to Dr. Saif Al Hajri (Chairman of Friends of the Environment Center) and Mr. Margo Lou (President of Sasol Qatar) on Wednesday, 11 February 2015.

• “Best Mobile Government Service Award” in Kuwait in 2015.