EEAA
Environmental Affairs Agency: Black cloud to end Saturday
Egypt
November 10, 2014
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
March 3, 2013
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
September 18, 2012
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
December 21, 2011
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
December 7, 2011
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
September 20, 2011
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
April 12, 2011
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
September 13, 2010
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
August 1, 2010
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…