LIFE and the Ministry of the Antiquities started the surveillance of the archaeological site of Umm al-Dabadib, in collaboration with Pan Arab Tours, in order to monitor both the archaeological remains and the local environment. The Chief Driver Essam lead to Umm al-Dabadib a small group consisting of an Inspector of the Ministry of the Antiquities, the ghaffir Ahmed Farrag, and the policeman Bahaa ed-Din Fatih. No disturbance to the cultural heritage, the flora and the fauna was reported.