Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz
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…
Green Profile: Interview with Farouk al-Baz
350.org’s Global Work Party
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…
350.org’s Global Work Party
The final day of the Alex film festival: Social woes
Like previous days, the final day of the Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries failed to attract a large number of people. Only a few jury members, critics and journalists congregated at the Green Plaza movie complex to watch the…
The final day of the Alex film festival: Social woes
Woodwork from nature
Environmentalists and nature lovers would be intrigued to hear of Shahir Maged’s natural woodwork because it is an interesting way to bring an environmental lifestyle into people’s homes. His work stands out in an Egyptian furniture market that does not…
Woodwork from nature
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
According to the Air Pollution Early Warning System Unit of the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA), the “black cloud” season is underway. Yesterday’s EEAA daily pollution forecast report revealed indications of the start of the season. The “black cloud” first…
Cairo’s black cloud season underway
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists
Two environmental journalists have died in suspicious circumstances since late July, following the publication of a report on illegal logging in Indonesia and elsewhere. The Indonesian Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI) reported on the mysterious death of Mohamed Syaifullah on 24 July.…
Concerns escalate after deaths of Indonesian environmental journalists
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
Last week the American University in Cairo hosted a conference to launch the WinWin Initiative as part of the Hanns Seidel Foundation’s efforts to promote activities which observe both human and environmental interests in the sustainable development process. The conference,…
Egypt hosts conference on reducing poverty, protecting environment
Easter in Ma’loula
It only takes a one-hour drive from Damascus past a majestic mountain range to reach Ma’loula, one of the best locations to spend Easter Sunday. Ma’loula is located 56km northeast of the Syrian capital at an altitude of 1500 meters.…
Easter in Ma’loula
Campaign against shark sales scores first victory
The Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) launched a campaign earlier this month aimed at raising awareness about the importance of sharks to Egypt’s ecosystem and economy and to inform the public about the dangers associated with consuming shark…
Campaign against shark sales scores first victory
A message on the occasion of Earth Hour
Media have covered the topic of global warming extensively in recent months, but an important message is being overlooked: the role of the individual. It’s easy to get lost in the controversy around the topic, to get sidetracked by the…