Environment
Endangered Species: The argun palm
February 15, 2011
Endangered Species: The argun palm
This article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s weekly “Endangered Species” series, covering Egypt’s endangered flora and fauna.
A breath of fresh air
February 7, 2011
A breath of fresh air
For almost two weeks now Egypt has been gripped by a rapidly changing political landscape, triggered by protesters taking to…
Aswan tourism projects upset local residents
January 27, 2011
Aswan tourism projects upset local residents
It all started in 2009, when businessman Mansour Amer, founder and owner of real estate company Amer, sought to launch…
Environmental breaches could lie behind cancer increase
January 26, 2011
Environmental breaches could lie behind cancer increase
Enforcement of laws, good education and absence of corruption are ways to prevent an increase in cancerous pollutants that have…
Environmental Voices: The politics of international environmental negotiations Part II
January 25, 2011
Environmental Voices: The politics of international environmental negotiations Part II
The following article is part of Al-Masry Al-Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether local,…
Environmental Voices: The politics of international environmental negotiations–Part I
January 24, 2011
Environmental Voices: The politics of international environmental negotiations–Part I
The following article is part of Al-Masry Al Youm's weekly "Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Hu’s visit ends, but China’s ecological footprint lingers
January 22, 2011
Hu’s visit ends, but China’s ecological footprint lingers
Chinese flags have disappeared from Washington’s wide avenues after China’s President Hu Jintao's visit this week, but one statistic is still…
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
January 22, 2011
Record melt from Greenland ice sheet in 2010
Paris--Greenland's ice sheet, feared as a major driver of rising sea levels, shed a record amount of melted snow and…
Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster
January 21, 2011
Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster
Aswan--When the M/S Eugenie first cruised the length of Lake Nasser in 1993, its passengers sipped whiskey sours on the…
Crafts with a conscience
January 18, 2011
Crafts with a conscience
They make paper and rugs, they blow glass and they recycle. Three Cairo NGOs help craftsmen produce art with an…