Environment
UNESCO holds meeting in Cairo on flood hazards
June 15, 2015
UNESCO holds meeting in Cairo on flood hazards
The consultative meeting for the UNESCO national coordinators will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday at the organization’s headquarters in Cairo…
Minister: Nile clear of industrial pollution by end of October
June 13, 2015
Minister: Nile clear of industrial pollution by end of October
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy has said that several steps have been taken to stop industrial sewage from going into the…
Study calls for regulating fishing in Lake Nasser
June 12, 2015
Study calls for regulating fishing in Lake Nasser
Participants in the workshop entitled "Assessment of the Lake Nasser fish stock" organized by the World Fish Center in Cairo,…
Once-abundant bird being eaten to worldwide extinction by China
June 9, 2015
Once-abundant bird being eaten to worldwide extinction by China
A bird that was once one of the most abundant in Europe and Asia is being hunted to near extinction…
Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests
June 7, 2015
Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests
Conservationists are urging the Indonesian government to listen to business and start taking deforestation seriously after a major paper giant…
Fake orca nearly drowns before it can scare Oregon sea lions
June 5, 2015
Fake orca nearly drowns before it can scare Oregon sea lions
An effort to use a fake, life-sized orca to scare off hundreds of sea lions crowding docks off the Oregon…
UN urges changing consumption patterns on World Environment Day
June 3, 2015
UN urges changing consumption patterns on World Environment Day
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged shifting consumption patterns in order to achieve sustainable development, which targets increasing…
Mass deaths of rare Kazakhstan antelopes stir conservation fears
May 30, 2015
Mass deaths of rare Kazakhstan antelopes stir conservation fears
The sudden deaths of tens of thousands of endangered antelopes in ex-Soviet Kazakhstan over the past two weeks have left…
Indoor air purifiers may aid heart patients
May 29, 2015
Indoor air purifiers may aid heart patients
People with heart conditions may benefit from using indoor air purifiers, suggests a small study from China.While the study can't…
3,600 solar units to be installed in houses
May 28, 2015
3,600 solar units to be installed in houses
The home solar project will install approximately 3,600 solar energy units in four governorates, namely Aswan, Luxor, Qena and New…