environment
Eucalyptus trees cut down in Saqqara due to ministry negligence
Environment
May 14, 2011
Eucalyptus trees cut down in Saqqara due to ministry negligence
Throughout the historic area of Saqqara in Giza, healthy young eucalyptus trees are being cut down and trucked away to…
Documentary presents solar energy as solution for Egypt’s energy crisis
Environment
May 8, 2011
Documentary presents solar energy as solution for Egypt’s energy crisis
“Saved by the Sun”, a 56-minute documentary, was screened Saturday afternoon at Cairo University’s Faculty of Agriculture Department. The screening…
Egypt’s organic food seduces the West and Egyptian farmers
Environment
May 2, 2011
Egypt’s organic food seduces the West and Egyptian farmers
This article is the first of a weekly series launched by Al-Masry Al-Youm English Edition in collaboration with the Wadi…
Red Sea and Port Said clean up to celebrate Earth Day
Environment
April 21, 2011
Red Sea and Port Said clean up to celebrate Earth Day
People around the world are celebrating International Earth Day in an effort to encourage respect for the planet and raise…
Sherif Baha el-Din: 30 years of dedication to nature
Environment
April 12, 2011
Sherif Baha el-Din: 30 years of dedication to nature
Sherif Baha el-Din is one of Egypt’s most prominent naturalists. His various discoveries, his contribution to conservation and his 30-year-long…
Environmental Voices: Environmental concerns in post-revolution Egypt (part II)
Environment
April 11, 2011
Environmental Voices: Environmental concerns in post-revolution Egypt (part II)
It is the responsibility of environmentalists and scientists to put issues related to the environment in Egypt on the forefront…
Mohamed Kassas: The father of Egypt’s environment
Environment
April 5, 2011
Mohamed Kassas: The father of Egypt’s environment
Mohamed Kassas is a living legend. Anyone with an interest in Egypt's environmental issues is familiar with this 90-year old…
Oil spill discovered in Suez Gulf
Environment
February 27, 2011
Oil spill discovered in Suez Gulf
Egyptian authorities said today that oil spill with an area of three miles has been discovered in the Balaeem region…
Hu’s visit ends, but China’s ecological footprint lingers
Environment
January 22, 2011
Hu’s visit ends, but China’s ecological footprint lingers
Chinese flags have disappeared from Washington’s wide avenues after China’s President Hu Jintao's visit this week, but one statistic is still…
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
Environment
January 22, 2011
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
Paris--Greenland's ice sheet, feared as a major driver of rising sea levels, shed a record amount of melted snow and…