conservation
Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants
Environment
March 2, 2011
Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Since prehistoric times,…
UN seals historic treaty to protect ecosystems
Environment
October 31, 2010
UN seals historic treaty to protect ecosystems
NAGOYA--A historic global treaty to protect the world's forests, coral reefs and other threatened ecosystems within 10 years was sealed…
Green Profile: Interview with Ossama El-Tayeb
Environment
October 27, 2010
Green Profile: Interview with Ossama El-Tayeb
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Dr. Ossam El-Tayeb, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology, founding Director of the Microbial Biotechnology Center…
Spectacular species found in Amazon
Environment
October 26, 2010
Spectacular species found in Amazon
Spectacular species previously unknown to the outside world are being discovered in the Amazon rainforest at a rate of one…
Japan meeting exposes urgency to salvage biodiversity
Environment
October 25, 2010
Japan meeting exposes urgency to salvage biodiversity
World governments are set to agree on three big boosts for biodiversity and human security during the meeting of the…
Shark poachers prowl Egyptian waters
Environment
July 12, 2010
Shark poachers prowl Egyptian waters
Hurghada--Yemeni shark poachers are operating in Egyptian waters and have been involved in at least one confrontation with the Egyptian…
Conserving biodiversity: An epic failure
Environment
May 23, 2010
Conserving biodiversity: An epic failure
In 2002, states at the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed to significantly reduce the rate of loss of biodiversity by…