Louise Sarant
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Environment
April 3, 2012
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize
Environment
March 28, 2012
Egyptian medicinal plant project takes sustainability prize
Egypt's Medicinal Plants Conservation Project (MPCP) has been awarded the 2012 Equator Prize for its work to preserve genetic heritage,…
Egypt mourns Mohamed Kassas, the country’s pioneer environmentalist
Environment
March 21, 2012
Egypt mourns Mohamed Kassas, the country’s pioneer environmentalist
The environmental and scientific communities in Egypt are mourning the death of one of its most renowned colleagues and friends,…
Dahab, home of Egypt’s best Thai restaurant
Food
March 15, 2012
Dahab, home of Egypt’s best Thai restaurant
Who travels to Dahab for food? Although eating spread on cushions represents one of the few activities slothy Cairenes indulge…
With high-tech system, Egypt hopes to avoid possible pandemic
Environment
March 1, 2012
With high-tech system, Egypt hopes to avoid possible pandemic
H5N1, also known as avian influenza or bird flu, has apparently found a perfect environment to thrive in Egypt. Since…
Bird hunting in Egypt an unregulated and unmonitored activity
Environment
February 3, 2012
Bird hunting in Egypt an unregulated and unmonitored activity
The bird hunting season that reopened on 25 December is ending today in a country blessed with a massive seasonal influx of migratory…
Endangered species for dinner: Hurghada hotels display sharks on buffet tables
Environment
January 19, 2012
Endangered species for dinner: Hurghada hotels display sharks on buffet tables
Two hotels from the Pickalbatros chain in Hurghada have been flagrantly and ostentatiously flouting wildlife protection laws, serving up buffets…
Nature lovers plan celebratory march for protected areas and ecotourism on 25 January
Environment
January 16, 2012
Nature lovers plan celebratory march for protected areas and ecotourism on 25 January
All kinds of demonstrations are expected to fill Tahrir Square and nearby streets on 25 January. All sorts of demands,…
Rising sea levels endanger the Delta
Environment
January 10, 2012
Rising sea levels endanger the Delta
The Nile Delta region produces no less than 65 percent of the Egypt’s total agricultural production. It is also part…
Red Sea: Seagrasses filter carbon and prevent coastal erosion
Environment
January 7, 2012
Red Sea: Seagrasses filter carbon and prevent coastal erosion
Seagrasses are underwater meadows of green, lush leaves that carpet a good portion of the world’s ocean and sea beds.…