Dubai developers reach a new zenith in outrageous investment with just-announced plans to build a tropical rainforest on the desert outskirts of the city. The forest will exist within a climate-controlled dome as a key feature of a new luxury housing development. But the real news within this news is that local environmentalists are complaining, finally.
The Dubai Rainforest will sit within Damac Properties’ Akoya Oxygen master community. It aspires to replicate a natural rainforest environment fully enclosed inside a massive dome to withstand the surrounding desert climate.
“Dubai is known around the world for attracting the biggest and best and the Dubai Rainforest joins that list of unique attractions which will support the growth of the city,” said Ziad El Chaar, managing director of Damac Properties.
Visitors to the site will begin their tour by exploring ground level gardens, then climb progressively higher into the treetop canopy, all the while learning about the habitat’s flora and fauna. Billed as an educational and cultural experience, the forest will feature zip lines and walkways through the canopy, a climbing wall and a spa which will offer hydro-thermal treatments among rock pools and steam baths. The facility will be near to Donald Trump’s golf course, rounding out the ridiculousness of the eco-scheme.
Original article by Laurie Balbo
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