Environment
Tonight is Earth Hour. Here’s how you can participate
March 26, 2022
Tonight is Earth Hour. Here’s how you can participate
(CNN) – Tonight, for the 15th consecutive year, people around the world will turn off their lights for one hour.…
Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests
March 13, 2022
Amazon near tipping point of shifting from rainforest to savannah, study suggests
CNN – The Amazon rainforest may be nearing a critical tipping point that could see the biologically rich and diverse…
Egypt discusses ESCWA participation in organizing COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh
January 22, 2022
Egypt discusses ESCWA participation in organizing COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad discussed with the Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western (ESCWA)…
Environmental minister announces first ever standards for gold mining in Egypt
December 27, 2021
Environmental minister announces first ever standards for gold mining in Egypt
Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad announced that for the first time, cooperation is taking place in order to set environmental…
Egypt signs MoU with Sanofi to support Go Green Initiative
December 14, 2021
Egypt signs MoU with Sanofi to support Go Green Initiative
Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding for joint cooperation between the Environmental Affairs Agency, represented in the signature by Ali…
Egypt advances 20 places in Climate Policy category at Climate Change Performance Index 2022
December 6, 2021
Egypt advances 20 places in Climate Policy category at Climate Change Performance Index 2022
The Egyptian state’s efforts to shift towards a green and sustainable economy while working to reduce carbon emissions and increase…
Sisi discusses projects to protect Egyptian coastal beaches on the Mediterranean
November 29, 2021
Sisi discusses projects to protect Egyptian coastal beaches on the Mediterranean
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on met Monday with the Commander of the Navy Ahmed Khaled, the head of the Engineering…
Environmental degradation cost on Greater Cairo $47 billion annually: minister
November 29, 2021
Environmental degradation cost on Greater Cairo $47 billion annually: minister
The cost of environmental degradation on Greater Cairo alone amounts to US$47 billion annually, from waste, vehicle and factory exhaust…
Egypt’s nature reserve tickets reduced by 50%: official
November 29, 2021
Egypt’s nature reserve tickets reduced by 50%: official
Tickets for visiting nature reserves were reduced by 50 percent to encourage young people to visit the reserves, Assistant Minister…
Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change
November 28, 2021
Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — University of Maine researchers are trying to produce potatoes that can better withstand warming temperatures as…