Science
Endangered species: Gebel Elba’s dragon tree
April 7, 2012
Endangered species: Gebel Elba’s dragon tree
For years, anecdotal reports had been filtering out of the Gebel Elba Protectorate that its ancient population of dragon trees…
Antiquities Ministry demands halt of building construction in Alexandria
April 5, 2012
Antiquities Ministry demands halt of building construction in Alexandria
The Antiquities Ministry requested that drilling next to Alexandria’s Greco-Roman museum be stopped. Construction is taking place on a governorate…
‘Black Nile’: An extraordinary journey from Lake Victoria to Rosetta
April 5, 2012
‘Black Nile’: An extraordinary journey from Lake Victoria to Rosetta
As Sudan negotiated its Comprehensive Peace Agreement, foreign correspondent Dan Morrison journeyed down the Nile from its headwaters at Lake…
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
April 3, 2012
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
Can the Red List protect Egypt’s cultural heritage?
April 3, 2012
Can the Red List protect Egypt’s cultural heritage?
The much-celebrated scene of protesters creating a human shield around the Egyptian Museum in Cairo in the early days of…
Rashpetco and its contractor accused of waste dumping in Idku
April 3, 2012
Rashpetco and its contractor accused of waste dumping in Idku
Lawyers and activists from the Idku Workers Union accuse a company contracted by the Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco), a joint…
Despite government efforts against foot-and-mouth, meat still off the table in the Delta
April 2, 2012
Despite government efforts against foot-and-mouth, meat still off the table in the Delta
Meat markets in the busy Galaa Street of Shebin al-Kom, the capital city of Monufiya Governorate, remain empty, in contradiction…
Monufiya pioneers segregating waste at the source
April 1, 2012
Monufiya pioneers segregating waste at the source
The governorate of Monufiya has launched a new recycling initiative: in an attempt to improve its waste management system it…
SunGlacier could produce water from air in the Egyptian desert
March 31, 2012
SunGlacier could produce water from air in the Egyptian desert
A Dutch artist intends to create a glacier in the Egyptian desert to inspire solar powered solutions to climate change.…
Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize
March 28, 2012
Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize
Egypt's Medicinal Plants Conservation Project (MPCP) has been awarded the 2012 Equator Prize for its work to preserve genetic heritage,…