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Egypt to host Miss Eco International for sixth time in a row
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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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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