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Beef, soybeans’ production destroying biodiversity
Egypt’s COP14 discussions highlights severe deforestation caused by their production

IWBN organises photo gallery for women’s role in conserving biodiversity
Showroom displayed during COP14 in Sharm El-Sheikh

Minister of Environment announces winners of biodiversity awards
Sweden won presidency of executive office of Cartagena Protocol

Fouad, Al-Mashat inaugurate 1st phase of Ras Mohammed Protected Area during COP14
Minister of Environment heads bike rally, calls for achieving harmony with nature

Non-governmental initiatives presented in BISF attract visitors of COP14
Wadi Degla Virtual Museum raises public awareness over importance, value of protected area

COP 14 participants discuss conserving migratory species, traditional handicrafts
Arab group supports Egypt’s initiative to combine implementation of Rio environmental conventions

Egypt’s initiative aims to organise application of Rio conventions, not actual combination: COP14
Around 6,000 attended COP 14 so far, says Zedan

Fouad presides first meeting of combining Rio conventions initiative
Al-Sisi launched Egyptian initiative during COP14 opening session

World welcomes Al-Sisi’s initiative to combine 3 Rio environmental conventions: environment minister
Aichi Biodiversity Targets’ deadline in 2020, says CBD secretary

Egypt, UK work to develop post 2020 Biodiversity Global Framework
British Minister for Environment visits Egypt

Ministry of Environment signs two agreements with UNDP
Fouad, Nasr inaugurate investment, biodiversity forum

‘Blue Carbon’ could help save our planet from harmful emissions
Study says that restoring mangroves could limit negative environmental impacts

Fouad stresses Egypt’s commitment for African environmental issues
Earth could turn from carbon storer to carbon emitter, Palmer

African Ministerial Summit on Biodiversity kicks off in Sharm El-Sheikh ahead of COP14
Egypt is first African, Arab country to host COP

Egypt hosts meeting of Group of 77, China climate negotiators
Egypt will host 14th meeting of COP14 on 17 November

Drug pollution concentrates in stream bugs, passes to predators in water, study says
Animals that eat bugs in or near streams at risk of being dosed with pharmaceuticals

UAE, KSA among top nations to suffer from social cost of carbon
New data shows SCC to be about $180-$800 per tonne of carbon emissions

Climate crisis… shall we go vegan?
Meat-production is most environmentally-damaging form of food output

Recent study reveals most breast cancer fighters feel lonely
60% of participating women stated that it is difficult to find information on advanced breast cancer

30% of Egypt’s irrigated farmlands affected by salt intrusion: study
Egypt will face about 40% reduction in legume production by 2050

Recent study links air pollution to millions of asthma attacks ER visits
Report first of its kind to quantify global burden of asthma linked to polluted air

EU to launch the ‘EU4Water in Egypt’ programme
New programme’s indicative budget worth €120m, says ambassador

Recent study shows “vague” impact of microplastics
Prior studies stress serious impacts of microplastics on environment

Al-Sisi receives heads of delegations of participating countries in CWW
President called for not politicising water issues

Hesham Sallam tells Mansourasaurus’s tale in Nature
He founded first, only centre for studying vertebrate palaeontology in Middle East

‘Cairo Water Week’ kicks off Sunday, aiming to promote water awareness
Water leaders, experts, decision makers from more than 100 countries to attend

Before catastrophe, IPCC report warns of climate devastation
Human-induced warming already reached about 1C above pre-industrial levels

‘Power of evolution’ wins Nobel prize in chemistry 2018
Frances H Arnold wins half of prize, George Smith, Sir Gregory Winter jointly win other half

Preserving nature to attract more investments, tourism to Egypt: Palmer
Egypt is first Arab, African country to host UN Biodiversity conference, says environment minister

Groundwater, desalination allow meeting Egypt’s domestic water demand
Study urges Egypt to work on facing future 15bn cubic meters domestic water demand in 2040