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One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report

One million species risk extinction due to humans: draft UN report

Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by AFP…
Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg

Illegal logging in Brazil turns Amazon into a powder keg

A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled…
Egypt establishes waste management factory for alternative fuel in Ain Sokhna

Egypt establishes waste management factory for alternative fuel in Ain Sokhna

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmeen Fouad opened on Thursday a factory of waste management solutions by provider Geocycle Egypt Company…
Egypt’s Minister of Environment discusses climate change with UK Ambassador

Egypt’s Minister of Environment discusses climate change with UK Ambassador

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yassmen Fouad met Ambassador to the United Kingdom Sir Geoffrey Adams in Cairo to discuss environmental cooperation…
Nearly 300 arrested at London climate protests

Nearly 300 arrested at London climate protests

Nearly 300 people have been arrested in ongoing climate change protests in London that brought parts of the British capital…
Wildflowers: robust, low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly

Wildflowers: robust, low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly

Gardeners trying to lure pollinators to their landscape would be wise to mimic nature and plant wildflowers. The attractive perennials…
Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion

Death in China zoo puts rarest turtle on cusp of oblivion

The world’s rarest turtle has moved a step closer to extinction after a female specimen died in a Chinese zoo,…
Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane

Serbian vulture flies home from Turkey – by plane

BELGRADE (Reuters) – A young vulture who got stranded last year in Turkey more than 2,000 km from her nest…
Against the tide: Thai ‘floating temple’ defies coastal erosion

Against the tide: Thai ‘floating temple’ defies coastal erosion

As sea waters slowly rose around his temple and his neighbors fled inland, Thai abbot Somnuek Atipanyo refused to budge…
Egypt installs 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide: Minister

Egypt installs 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide: Minister

Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad announced the installation of 100 air quality monitoring stations nationwide, under the National Network for…
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