environment
Red Sea Reserves take legal action to protect dolphins
Egypt
July 23, 2015
Red Sea Reserves take legal action to protect dolphins
The Red Sea Reserves Authority, in cooperation with HEPCA and the tourism administration of the Red Sea Governorate has launched…
Environment Minister: Climate change sensitive crisis
Egypt
July 13, 2015
Environment Minister: Climate change sensitive crisis
Climate change is one of the sensitive issues not only due to its possible negative impact on Egypt, but also…
Environment Ministry’s budget LE289 million
Environment
June 29, 2015
Environment Ministry’s budget LE289 million
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said the ministry's budget for next fiscal year (2015-2016) is LE289 million, up from last year…
Ministry tasks cements factories with finding ways to reduce emissions
Environment
June 24, 2015
Ministry tasks cements factories with finding ways to reduce emissions
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has said that he set conditions for cement factories wanting to use coal in their operations…
Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests
Environment
June 7, 2015
Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests
Conservationists are urging the Indonesian government to listen to business and start taking deforestation seriously after a major paper giant…
Govt to establish 6 new coal-run power plants
Egypt
May 8, 2015
Govt to establish 6 new coal-run power plants
The government plans to open six new coal-run power plants located in remote coastal areas, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy announced. Using…
Study: Climate change could push a sixth of species to extinction
Environment
May 4, 2015
Study: Climate change could push a sixth of species to extinction
Climate change could drive up to a sixth of animals and plants on Earth to extinction unless governments cut rising…
More eco-friendly economy saves Egypt 30% in power consumption
Egypt
March 8, 2015
More eco-friendly economy saves Egypt 30% in power consumption
Enhancing energy efficiency could save Egypt 30 percent (33 billion KW) of electricity consumption, according to a United Nations Environment…
Cairo hosts African Ministerial Conference on the Environment after 30 years
Business
February 26, 2015
Cairo hosts African Ministerial Conference on the Environment after 30 years
Egypt is hosting the 15th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) from 2 to 6 March,…
Egypt hosts African environment summit in March
Egypt
February 3, 2015
Egypt hosts African environment summit in March
Egypt will host in March a major African conference on environment, the Environment Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, saying…