environment
The nation’s environment may finally have the minister it deserves
Environment
January 11, 2013
The nation’s environment may finally have the minister it deserves
A new minister of environment was appointed last week, and according to two major environmental experts, he could be the…
7,000 Trees: Development Association takes Green Initiative to the Streets
Environment
December 21, 2012
7,000 Trees: Development Association takes Green Initiative to the Streets
Giza is getting a bit more green as part of the “A million roses and 10,000 trees initiative.” Al-Amal Association…
The constitution and Islam’s green ethics
Opinion
December 14, 2012
The constitution and Islam’s green ethics
The battle for Egypt’s constitution is under way, with the opposition decrying the hastily composed document’s failure to guarantee civil…
Bhopal’s lessons to Egypt
Opinion
December 4, 2012
Bhopal’s lessons to Egypt
Twenty-eight years ago the world awoke to the aftermath of one of the most notorious industrial disasters begun in the…
Life’s a playground: Program hopes to build environmental awareness through play
Environment
October 17, 2012
Life’s a playground: Program hopes to build environmental awareness through play
In an initiative that was one of the first of its kind in the country, a German-funded summer school program…
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
Environment
July 29, 2012
Ain Helwan’s therapeutic waters are squandered and neglected
Old books describe Helwan, a southern suburb of Cairo, as “the sacred healing city” — one of Egypt’s main centers…
Electricity ministry to hand report backing nuclear program to Morsy
Egypt
July 8, 2012
Electricity ministry to hand report backing nuclear program to Morsy
The Electricity Ministry has prepared a report for President Mohamed Morsy on the steps necessary for implementing Egypt’s controversial nuclear…
Rio+20 should be Tahrir Square for greens, Brazil’s Silva says
Environment
June 6, 2012
Rio+20 should be Tahrir Square for greens, Brazil’s Silva says
SAO PAULO — Activist and former Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva called Tuesday for protests matching the magnitude of Egypt's…
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Environment
February 14, 2012
Report: Sanitary drainage absent in 99% of poorest villages
Ninety-nine percent of Egypt’s poorest villages lack sanitary drainage, according to a report released Monday by the cabinet’s Information and…