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Environmental Affairs Agency: Black cloud to end Saturday
Egypt

Environmental Affairs Agency: Black cloud to end Saturday

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA) Chief Ahmed Abul Saud said 200,000 tons of rice husk has been collected, as per…
Understanding environmental politics: Q&A with Jeannie Sowers
Environment

Understanding environmental politics: Q&A with Jeannie Sowers

Environmental issues are not only the result of geography and lack of resources, but of decades of institutional decay, argues…
Gebel Elba, Egypt’s Garden of Eden, is threatened
Environment

Gebel Elba, Egypt’s Garden of Eden, is threatened

There is a place in Egypt where the mountain blossoms on one side, where sea moisture accumulates on the mountaintop…
Military-owned factories threaten farmers’ livelihoods in Fayoum
Environment

Military-owned factories threaten farmers’ livelihoods in Fayoum

Smoke from three Fayoum factories officially inaugurated last October by Egypt's de-facto ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi is creating an…
Mubarak environment minister left out of new cabinet
Environment

Mubarak environment minister left out of new cabinet

One of the few new faces in Kamal al-Ganzouri’s cabinet is Minister for Environmental Affairs Mostafa Hussein Kamel. A number…
BP project in Idku raises environmental concerns
Environment

BP project in Idku raises environmental concerns

Plans to build a British Petroleum (BP) onshore gas processing plant in Idku, a town east of Alexandria and a…
Sherif Baha el-Din: 30 years of dedication to nature
Environment

Sherif Baha el-Din: 30 years of dedication to nature

Sherif Baha el-Din is one of Egypt’s most prominent naturalists. His various discoveries, his contribution to conservation and his 30-year-long…
Nile ‘safe from oil leaks’ but measures still underway
Egypt

Nile ‘safe from oil leaks’ but measures still underway

A barge that sank north of Aswan carrying 224 tons of diesel fuel did not spill any oil into the…
Campaign to release whale skeleton detained at Cairo Airport
Environment

Campaign to release whale skeleton detained at Cairo Airport

Three environmental NGOs have launched a campaign demanding the release of a 37-million-year-old whale being held in Cairo Airport’s cargo…
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