Environment
Egypt wins presidency seat of UNESCO’s IOC Sub Commission for Africa
March 28, 2019
Egypt wins presidency seat of UNESCO’s IOC Sub Commission for Africa
Egypt won the presidency seat of the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Sub Commission for Africa and the Adjacent Island…
After spending winter in a fridge, Minsk bats return to the wild
March 27, 2019
After spending winter in a fridge, Minsk bats return to the wild
After spending the winter months hibernating inside a fridge at a rescue center in Belarus, a group of bats awaken…
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA
March 26, 2019
2018 spike in energy demand spells climate trouble: IEA
A 2.3 percent jump in global energy demand last year outstripped the expansion of renewables and helped drive record-high greenhouse…
The European Union and Egypt Celebrate World Water Day
March 25, 2019
The European Union and Egypt Celebrate World Water Day
On World Water Day, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Egypt Ivan Surkoš and Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation…
Around 63 million Arabs lack clean drinking water: CEDARE
March 23, 2019
Around 63 million Arabs lack clean drinking water: CEDARE
Director of the Center for Environment and Development of the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) Khaled Abu-Zeid, stated on Friday…
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
March 22, 2019
Plastic microparticles threaten unique Galapagos fauna
Armed only with gloves and large sacks, park rangers and volunteers are battling the scourge of plastic waste blighting the…
At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love
March 20, 2019
At Kenyan orphanage, baby elephants find a new life, and love
Luggard, a lively three-year-old, limps behind the rest of his ragtag troupe of orphan elephants, halting to graze or rub…
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
March 18, 2019
Remote Cape with ‘world’s cleanest air’ offers smog respite
As much of Asia wheezes, coughs and sniffles its way through another smog season, one isolated and windswept corner of…
Egypt’s Environment ministry launches global biodiversity agreement online forum
March 17, 2019
Egypt’s Environment ministry launches global biodiversity agreement online forum
Minster of Environment Yasmine Fouad announced Sunday that the Egyptian government has launched an online forum for collecting the financial…
Hundreds of thousands join world youth climate demo
March 16, 2019
Hundreds of thousands join world youth climate demo
Hundreds of thousands of young people skipped school across the globe on Friday to march through the streets for an…