Environment
Egypt fines Tanzanian boat US$108,000 for destroying coral reefs
July 3, 2021
Egypt fines Tanzanian boat US$108,000 for destroying coral reefs
The Egyptian Environment Ministry on Friday fined Tanzanian oil service boat “MEHR” US$108,000 after it ran aground inside Gabal Elba…
Environment minister discusses Egypt’s hosting of the COP27 climate conference
June 29, 2021
Environment minister discusses Egypt’s hosting of the COP27 climate conference
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Tuesday met with ambassadors of the European Union and President of European Investment Bank…
Egypt’s first waste conversion project using anaerobic digestion inaugurated in Fayoum
June 23, 2021
Egypt’s first waste conversion project using anaerobic digestion inaugurated in Fayoum
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad and Governor of Fayoum Ahmed al-Ansary inaugurated the first project Egypt for converting waste into…
Fifty percent of Egyptian projects to be green starting 2021: minister
June 21, 2021
Fifty percent of Egyptian projects to be green starting 2021: minister
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad announced that fifty percent of the state’s projects starting this year will be green in order…
Methane menace: Aerial survey spots ‘super-emitter’ landfills
June 20, 2021
Methane menace: Aerial survey spots ‘super-emitter’ landfills
LOS ANGELES, June 18 (Reuters) – The US waste-management industry has become a darling of environmentally minded investors for its…
Environmental pollution in Greater Cairo costs Egypt LE47 bn annually: Minister
June 5, 2021
Environmental pollution in Greater Cairo costs Egypt LE47 bn annually: Minister
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said that a study of the cost of environmental impacts prepared in cooperation with the World…
Study blames climate change for 37 percent of global heat deaths
June 1, 2021
Study blames climate change for 37 percent of global heat deaths
More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest…
Egypt contracts global company to dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides
May 9, 2021
Egypt contracts global company to dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides
The Egyptian Environment Ministry contracted global company Geocycle Lafarge to safely dispose 200 tons of hazardous pesticides this year. These hazardous…
Brazil cuts environment spending one day after US climate summit pledge
April 26, 2021
Brazil cuts environment spending one day after US climate summit pledge
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro approved a 24 percent cut to the environment budget for 2021 from last year’s level, according…
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
April 13, 2021
WHO urges pause in market sale of captured live wild animals
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ health agency on Tuesday urged countries to suspend the sale of live animals captured…