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Oceans, climate report approved after all-night standoff: delegates

Oceans, climate report approved after all-night standoff: delegates

A major report detailing the dire impact of global warming on oceans and Earth’s frozen zones was approved by the…
‘Moment of truth’ at key UN climate summit

‘Moment of truth’ at key UN climate summit

Some 60 world leaders came together at the UN Monday for a “climate emergency” summit aimed at reinvigorating the faltering…
Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier

Swiss hold high-altitude wake for lost glacier

Dozens of people dressed in black went on a “funeral march” up a steep Swiss mountainside on Sunday to mark…
Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show

Earth to warm more quickly, new climate models show

Greenhouse gases thrust into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels are warming Earth’s surface more quickly than previously understood, according…
Researcher warns against tourism’s impact on Marsa Alam’s Dugongs

Researcher warns against tourism’s impact on Marsa Alam’s Dugongs

Environmental researcher Ahmed Shawky warned against the negative impact of tourism on Dugongs in the Red Sea’s Gulf of Abu…
Egypt sensitive to ‘uncoordinated’ action on Nile water

Egypt sensitive to ‘uncoordinated’ action on Nile water

Any work done on the Upper Nile should be organized via coordination between upstream and downstream countries, Minister of Irrigation…
Red Sea environmentalists celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day

Red Sea environmentalists celebrate International Vulture Awareness Day

Red Sea nature reserve environmentalists celebrated the International Vulture Awareness Day on Saturday, calling to preserve the vultures’ numbers and…
CAMPAS releases report on recycling rates in Egypt

CAMPAS releases report on recycling rates in Egypt

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed on August 29 figures about waste recycling in Egypt during…
Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage

Brazil’s burning ban takes effect as Amazon fires rage

A 60-day ban on burning in Brazil took effect Thursday after a global outcry over fires raging in the Amazon…
Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles

Marriott hotels ditching small plastic toiletry bottles

Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it was ditching single-use toiletry bottles as part of plans to…
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