Environment
Warming temperatures could multiply Katrina-like hurricanes: study
March 19, 2013
Warming temperatures could multiply Katrina-like hurricanes: study
The number of Atlantic storms with magnitude similar to killer Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005,…
Egypt’s environment loses one of its most ardent supporters: Mindy Baha el Din
March 18, 2013
Egypt’s environment loses one of its most ardent supporters: Mindy Baha el Din
Egypt mourns the passing away of Mindy Baha el Din, one of Egypt’s most dedicated environmental activists, conservationists and bird…
The state of urban planning and informal areas after the Egyptian Revolution
March 17, 2013
The state of urban planning and informal areas after the Egyptian Revolution
Informal areas have largely been responsible for absorbing most of Egypt’s growing urban population for the past 30 years. But…
Biotechnology Report: 1000 hectares of genetically modified maize grows in Egypt
March 14, 2013
Biotechnology Report: 1000 hectares of genetically modified maize grows in Egypt
An international organization that promotes the use of agricultural biotechnology ranked Egypt third in terms of the commercialization of genetically…
Nestle sets social, environmental targets for 2020
March 13, 2013
Nestle sets social, environmental targets for 2020
Nestle, the world's biggest food company, published on Wednesday a raft of social and environmental targets it aims to meet…
Evidence grows of rainforest resilience to global warming
March 11, 2013
Evidence grows of rainforest resilience to global warming
The world's tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass, or plant material, this century due to the effects of…
Workshop teaches farmers how to profit from compost
March 10, 2013
Workshop teaches farmers how to profit from compost
As a part of its continuous efforts to spread green innovations, the Oasis community club and activity center hosted a…
After droughts and flood, project aims to preserve Sinai mountain gardens
March 7, 2013
After droughts and flood, project aims to preserve Sinai mountain gardens
Around St. Catherine’s Monastery, encircled by the high South Sinai mountains, lie hundreds of Bedouin gardens nested in the nearby…
Migratory birds passing through Egypt still threatened by wind farms, create job opportunities
March 6, 2013
Migratory birds passing through Egypt still threatened by wind farms, create job opportunities
As spring migratory season begins, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds will be flying back up to Europe through Egypt…
Shagara association sets up small farms and plants trees in Egypt’s urban sprawl
March 4, 2013
Shagara association sets up small farms and plants trees in Egypt’s urban sprawl
With 35 million people in Egypt concentrated in urban centers and 32 percent of the overall population residing in Cairo,…