Ahram Online Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad and the UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi signed on Thursday the first joint executive program for environmental protection between the two countries. The program involves cooperation between Cairo and Abu Dhabi in environmental information systems, solid …
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Egyptianstreets Governor of the Red Sea governorate, General Ahmad Abdallah, recently announced that plastic bags would soon be banned in Marsa Alam; following Hurghada, Al Masry Al Youmreports. Earlier in June, Abdallah announced that plastic bags in Hurghada would be banned in favour of using eco-friendly alternative bags made …
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Egypt Today The director of Goethe Institute in Alexandria launched on Sunday a competition titled “I will protect the environment today” to float ideas on means of protecting the environment. The competition is open for applicants aged between 18 to 25 years. Applications submission deadline is 27 July 2019. …
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Egypt Today Honorary President of Kemet Boutros Ghali Foundation for Peace and Knowledge Lia Boutros Ghali and President of the Foundation Mamdouh Abbas have praised the decision by 180 countries in their recent meeting in Geneva to reduce the use of plastics by 2030. In a statement released on …
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Mira Maged – Egypt Independent The “Go Clean” recycling company, established two years ago, has just launched a door-to-door initiative through which the company directly exchanges recyclables with cash, becoming the first company to incentivizes consumer as encouragement towards recycling. “While planning for this initiative we asked ourselves, why …
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What many people look upon as rubbish may, in fact, contain hidden treasure, writes Farah Al-Akkad Farah Al-Akkad – Al-Ahram Weekly Many stories have been written putting the spotlight on the garbage problem in Egypt. However, the problem still remains. Some blame it on the government, while others believe …
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