environment
Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use
Environment
March 9, 2021
Environment Ministry announces US$3 mn project to limit plastic bag use
The Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad on Monday announced a new three-year project valued at US$3 million which will aim…
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
Environment
March 8, 2021
Two-thirds of tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded globally, NGO says
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Humans have degraded or destroyed roughly two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest cover, new data reveals…
Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
World
February 28, 2021
Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
When President Joe Biden made environmental protection a key element of his campaign, he promised to overhaul the federal office…
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
Environment
February 25, 2021
New water resource and irrigation law sets penalties for cutting trees
The Egyptian House of Representatives will issue next week a new water resource and irrigation law that sets penalties for cutting…
Volunteers mobilize to clean Israel’s tar-coated beaches
Middle East
February 23, 2021
Volunteers mobilize to clean Israel’s tar-coated beaches
PALMACHIM BEACH, Israel (AP) — A small Israeli task force scoured the sands of a nature reserve along Israel’s Mediterranean…
Israel shuts Mediterranean shore after oil devastates coast
Middle East
February 22, 2021
Israel shuts Mediterranean shore after oil devastates coast
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed all its Mediterranean beaches until further notice on Sunday, days after an offshore oil spill…
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
World
February 16, 2021
Students in Delhi protest against environmentalist’s detention
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Students chanted slogans outside the Delhi police headquarters on Tuesday demanding the release of a 22-year-old…
Photos| Egypt launches electric fleet to replace tuk-tuks
Business
January 26, 2021
Photos| Egypt launches electric fleet to replace tuk-tuks
A national investment conglomerate introduced on Wednesday a new electric car into the Egyptian market in hope of reducing the…
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Middle East
January 25, 2021
For one year, this man is eating only what’s grown at Dubai’s Sustainable City
Landscape architect Phil Dunn has taken on an ambitious challenge. For one year, he is basing his diet on food…
Egypt’s Environment Ministry, Agricultural Ministry sign protocol to establish nursery in al-Kharga
Egypt
January 20, 2021
Egypt’s Environment Ministry, Agricultural Ministry sign protocol to establish nursery in al-Kharga
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Agriculture Al Sayed Mohammed Marzouk Al-Kasser , and New Valley Governor Mohammed al-Zamlot…