Siwa Oasis became a protectorate in 2002 as per Prime Ministerial decree number 1219, although nowadays visitors would have a hard time noticing any overt measures meant to be in place to ensure that the environment in the area is in fact protected. Such measures are much needed since Siwa is particularly rich environmentally and…
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Dr. Ossam El-Tayeb, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology, founding Director of the Microbial Biotechnology Center at Cairo University, and Adviser to the Egyptian Biosafety Clearing House, as part of our Green Profile series, in which prominent figures discuss pressing environmental issues. Al Masry Al Youm: What are Egypt’s main concerns…
World governments are set to agree on three big boosts for biodiversity and human security during the meeting of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) currently underway in Japan. Set to run until 29 October, the meeting, known as the Conference of the Parties (COP) 10, brings together 195 nations to the CBD. The…
The following is part II of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s interview with Farouk al-Baz, research professor and director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, as part of our Green Profile series, in which prominent figures discuss pressing environmental issues. Al Masry Al-Youm: In continuing our talk about the Nile Basin, of course you are…
Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Farouk al-Baz, research professor and director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, as part of our Green Profile series, in which prominent figures discuss pressing environmental issues. The following is part one of a two-part interview with the scientist. Al-Masry Al-Youm: Our first question relates to a position you held…
Sunday marked a day of global environmental activism as 350.org, an international campaign to solve the climate crisis, held its highly publicized Global Work Party. The event aimed to send a strong message to world leaders that civic environmental engagement is the necessary way forward to confront the impending crisis. In the words of 350.org…
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