Environment
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…
Egypt approves $200 million loan for air pollution project
April 7, 2021
Egypt approves $200 million loan for air pollution project
The Egyptian House of Representatives’ Energy and Environment Committee on Tuesday approved a US$200 million loan agreement signed between Egypt…
Whale shark makes rare appearance in Hurghada
March 21, 2021
Whale shark makes rare appearance in Hurghada
Red Sea divers have spotted the appearance of a rare whale shark on Saturday near the Fanadir area in front…
Photos| Egyptian authorities rescue dugong stuck in fishing net
March 9, 2021
Photos| Egyptian authorities rescue dugong stuck in fishing net
Egypt’s Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said on Monday that snorkeling guides in the Red Sea Protected Areas saved a dugong…
Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use
March 9, 2021
Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use
The Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Monday announced a new three-year project valued at US$3 million which will aim…
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
March 8, 2021
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals…
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
February 25, 2021
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
The Egyptian House of Representatives will issue next week a new water resource and irrigation law that sets penalties for cutting…