environment
Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Environment
March 21, 2016
Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Environmental groups on Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government declared the highest alert level over an…
Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO
Environment
March 16, 2016
Environment behind nearly quarter of global deaths: WHO
One in four deaths worldwide are due to environmental factors like air, water and soil pollution, as well as unsafe…
Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears
World
March 13, 2016
Huge festival starts in Delhi, defying environment, safety fears
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the opening on Friday of a giant music and dance festival that has been criticized…
Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan
Environment
February 10, 2016
Environment Ministry launches cleaning campaign in Wadi al-Rayyan
The Environment Ministry has launched a cleaning campaign with one of the tourist hotels in Fayyoum's Wadi al-Rayyan protectorate in…
Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo
Environment
February 9, 2016
Environment Ministry to cultivate rooftops in Greater Cairo
Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Chief Ahmed Abouel Saud said on Tuesday that the Environment Ministry will carry out this…
Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment
Environment
January 29, 2016
Leonardo DiCaprio meets pope to talk about environment
There have been 13 popes named Leo in the history of the Roman Catholic Church but perhaps none of them…
Vale to appeal asset freeze after dam disaster
World
December 21, 2015
Vale to appeal asset freeze after dam disaster
Brazil's mining giant Vale will appeal the hold a judge put on its assets and those of BHP Billiton to…
What if 2C isn’t enough to cap global warming?
Environment
November 22, 2015
What if 2C isn’t enough to cap global warming?
Locking in an action plan to cap global warming at 2 degrees Celsius will be the ultimate yardstick for success…
Environment Ministry to investigate cause of Sunday smog
Egypt
November 16, 2015
Environment Ministry to investigate cause of Sunday smog
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has announced that smog in several areas of the country on Sunday was a result of…
Brazil mining flood could devastate environment for years
Environment
November 15, 2015
Brazil mining flood could devastate environment for years
The collapse of two dams at a Brazilian mine has cut off drinking water for quarter of a million people…