Environment

UN: Work on climate pacts to start next month

UN: Work on climate pacts to start next month

Work on implementing recent climate agreements, including a new green fund, will start next month despite wrangling over the future…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants

Endangered Species: Egypt’s medicinal plants

This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Since prehistoric times,…
A new dawn for solid waste management

A new dawn for solid waste management

Egypt's 25 January uprising has unexpectedly sparked fresh interest in environmental issues. NGOs concerned with solid waste management are taking…
China: Pollution and waste imperil its growth

China: Pollution and waste imperil its growth

China faces acute environmental and resource strains that threaten to choke growth unless the world's second-biggest economy cleans up, the…
Environmental Voices: Taking on an environmental cause

Environmental Voices: Taking on an environmental cause

The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Oil spill discovered in Suez Gulf

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…
Revolutionaries launch campaign to clean up slum areas

Revolutionaries launch campaign to clean up slum areas

A group of 25 January revolutionaries have mounted a campaign entitled “For the love of Egypt”, allocating two days weekly…
Prominent scientist turns down proposal to oversee development project

Prominent scientist turns down proposal to oversee development project

Prominent Egyptian scientist Farouq al-Baz said he had passed his ‘Development Corridor’ project proposal on to a ministerial committee charged…
UN: Global clean energy investments to rise in 2011

UN: Global clean energy investments to rise in 2011

Brazil, China and India are expected to fuel global investments in clean energy in 2011 that are expected to reach…
Endangered Species: Egypt’s wild cats

Endangered Species: Egypt’s wild cats

This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna. Of the ten…
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