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Egyptian MP suggests banning single-use plastic bags

Egyptian MP suggests banning single-use plastic bags

Egyptian MP Anisa Hassouna has submitted a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags to the Cabinet of Egypt, along with…
Indian temple helps nurture ‘extinct’ turtle back to life

Indian temple helps nurture ‘extinct’ turtle back to life

The black softshell turtle is officially extinct in the wild, but a centuries-old Indian temple and its nature-loving caretaker are…
Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste

Burn or spurn? What to do with Western waste

Western countries must increasingly deal with hard to dispose of plastics because China and many southeastern Asian countries no longer…
Alternatives to plastic bags provided in Hurghada

Alternatives to plastic bags provided in Hurghada

The Red Sea Governorate has begun using eco-friendly alternative bags made of paper, cloth and other materials. The use of plastic…
Tanzania bans plastic bags to clean up environment

Tanzania bans plastic bags to clean up environment

A ban on plastic bags came into force in Tanzania on Saturday as part of an effort to tackle pollution in…
Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste

Malaysia to ship back hundreds of tonnes of plastic waste

Hundreds of tonnes of imported plastic waste will be shipped back to where it came from, Malaysia said Tuesday, insisting…
Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate

Mineral misery: Vietnam salt farmers battered by imports, climate

The salt farmers of Hon Khoi rise before dawn as they have for generations, fanning out across shallow seawater pools…
‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs

‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs

Hawaiian “super corals” that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying…
Fake blood flows at anti-extinction protest in Paris

Fake blood flows at anti-extinction protest in Paris

Environmental protesters spilled fake blood Sunday on the steps of the Trocadero, a Paris tourist landmark, in a stunt to…
Indigenous Australians take government to UN over climate change

Indigenous Australians take government to UN over climate change

Indigenous residents of low-lying islands off northern Australia will submit a landmark complaint with the United Nations on Monday accusing…
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