environment
Egypt to host Miss Eco International for sixth time in a row
Life & Style
February 11, 2020
Egypt to host Miss Eco International for sixth time in a row
Egypt is set to host Miss Eco International for the sixth time in a row from March 23 until April…
Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists
World
February 11, 2020
Half-a-million insect species face extinction: scientists
Half of the one million animal and plant species on Earth facing extinction are insects, and their disappearance could be…
Amazon deforestation for January hits record
Environment
February 8, 2020
Amazon deforestation for January hits record
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil more than doubled in January compared with the previous year, according to official…
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
Environment
February 6, 2020
Tiny indigenous land highlights Brazil’s environmental woes
SAO PAULO (AP) — Their bodies painted black, dozens of members the Brazil’s Guarani Mbya tribe lift their hands and…
Egypt’s Environment, Agriculture ministries sign afforestation protocol
Environment
February 3, 2020
Egypt’s Environment, Agriculture ministries sign afforestation protocol
Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Agriculture Mohamed al-Qusayr and Qaliubiya Governor Abdel Hamid al-Haggan signed a protocol of joint…
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
Environment
February 1, 2020
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometers below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household…
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
Environment
January 28, 2020
Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years
A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South…
French campaigners highlight trawlers’ deadly toll on dolphins
World
January 21, 2020
French campaigners highlight trawlers’ deadly toll on dolphins
Three knocks on the cabin door: “Half past midnight!” It’s time for the team from Sea Shepherd, a group dedicated…
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
Environment
January 20, 2020
Malaysia sends back trash, says won’t be world’s waste bin
PENANG, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has sent back 150 containers of plastic waste to 13 mainly rich countries since the…
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
Environment
January 15, 2020
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon up 85 percent in 2019
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil soared 85 percent in 2019, compared with the previous year, official data…