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Palau bans ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen

Palau bans ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen

Palau’s pioneering ban on “reef-toxic” sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that…
Egypt announces hotline ‘19808’ to report animal poaching

Egypt announces hotline ‘19808’ to report animal poaching

Egypt’s Environment Ministry on Monday announced that its “19808” hotline is available to report any attempts to illegally trade in,…
The year the world woke up to the climate emergency

The year the world woke up to the climate emergency

Schoolchildren skipping class to strike, protests bringing city centers to a standstill: armed with dire warnings from scientists, people around…
Five reasons COP25 climate talks failed

Five reasons COP25 climate talks failed

The climate summit in Madrid earlier this month did not collapse — but by almost any measure it certainly failed.…
Egypt’s Diving Chamber announces awareness courses for divers to deal with sharks

Egypt’s Diving Chamber announces awareness courses for divers to deal with sharks

The Chamber of Diving and Water Sports (CDWS) in Egypt announced it will organize awareness training courses regarding safe practice…
Environment Ministry debunks video of strange sounds in Marsa Matrouh

Environment Ministry debunks video of strange sounds in Marsa Matrouh

The head of the Nature Conservation Sector at the Ministry of Environment, Mohammed Salim, debunked a video recording of what…
Cairo is Egypt’s most noise polluted city: Environment Minister

Cairo is Egypt’s most noise polluted city: Environment Minister

Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad in a Saturday statement said that noise pollution poses a significant problem, and that noise monitoring…
Egypt jumps four places in Climate Change Performance Index for 2019

Egypt jumps four places in Climate Change Performance Index for 2019

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad in an official statement announced that Egypt has jumped four ranks in the 2019…
Anger, relief but no joy as UN climate talks limp to an end

Anger, relief but no joy as UN climate talks limp to an end

A marathon UN summit wrapped up Sunday with little to show, squeezing hard-earned compromises from countries over a global warming…
UN climate talks unraveling, face failure

UN climate talks unraveling, face failure

A UN climate summit in Madrid was facing failure Saturday after all-night negotiations between countries left them more divided than…
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