coral reefs
Palau bans ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen
Environment
January 1, 2020
Palau bans ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen
Palau’s pioneering ban on “reef-toxic” sunscreens took effect Wednesday as the tiny Pacific island nation introduced strict environmental measures that…
Red Sea Chamber of Diving joins Greenfins initiative
Environment
October 3, 2019
Red Sea Chamber of Diving joins Greenfins initiative
The Chamber of Diving and Watersports (CDWS) of Egypt’s Red Sea announced in collaboration with The Reef-World Foundation that it…
Australia downgrades outlook for Great Barrier Reef to ‘very poor’
Environment
August 30, 2019
Australia downgrades outlook for Great Barrier Reef to ‘very poor’
Australia downgraded the Great Barrier Reef’s long-term outlook to “very poor” for the first time Friday, as the world heritage…
Travel writer Breanna Wilson scouts Dahab’s secret paradise in Forbes guide
Egypt
July 11, 2019
Travel writer Breanna Wilson scouts Dahab’s secret paradise in Forbes guide
Traveler and Forbes contributor Breanna Wilson recently offered adventurers across the world a comprehensive guide detailing Dahab’s most exciting diving…
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
Egypt
July 6, 2019
Oil spill across 1,500 meters at Ras Ghareb’s shores
The Environment Ministry announced Friday that it spotted crude oil spill pollution covering 1,500 meters of the coastal area of…
Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
World
June 13, 2019
Australia approves vast coal mine near Great Barrier Reef
Australia approved Thursday the construction of a controversial coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, paving the way for a…
Climate change could pose ‘existential threat’ by 2050: report
World
June 4, 2019
Climate change could pose ‘existential threat’ by 2050: report
(CNN)–Twenty days of lethal heat per year. Collapsed eco-systems. And more than one billion people displaced. Those are all probable…
Dahab among best Middle East beaches: National Geographic
Egypt
June 4, 2019
Dahab among best Middle East beaches: National Geographic
Dahab is among the region’s best beaches, according to National Geographic’s “Best Beaches in the Middle East” list. National Geographic…
‘Tourism and Recovery’ initiative to attract 250,000 tourists: NGO
Life & Style
May 31, 2019
‘Tourism and Recovery’ initiative to attract 250,000 tourists: NGO
The Egyptian Medical Tourism Foundation, a non-governmental organization working for the medical tourism and environmental recovery field, stated on Friday…
‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs
Environment
May 15, 2019
‘Super corals’ give glimmer of hope for world’s dying reefs
Hawaiian “super corals” that have recovered despite living in warm and acidic water offer a glimmer of hope that dying…