Bluefin quota disappoints EU fishermen
EU fishermen’s representatives have expressed their disappointment that the recommended increase for the Atlantic bluefin tuna quota is not higher over the next three years. This week...
Egypt and EU sign Euro 600 mln in deals for social, environmental and infrastructure projects
Egypt signed three agreements and a memorandum of understanding with the European Union on Sunday, providing for Euro 600 million in funding for social, environmental and infrastructure projects,...
Sahara ‘moving north’
Respected professor and researcher Filipe Duarte Santos this week forecast that, because of the advancing of the deserts in northern Africa, Portugal’s climate is becoming more and more like that of...
Clean-up dives, recycling: Lebanese respond to garbage crisis
TABARJA: The Lebanese divers plunge below the surface, scuba tanks on their backs and nets in hand. But what they are looking for under the ocean surface is not treasure, it is trash. The group is...
Spain awarded 1.6 billion euros over one of Europe’s worst oil spills
A court awarded the Spanish state 1.6 billion euros ($1.9 billion) in damages on Wednesday over the 2002 Prestige oil spill, one of Europe’s worst environmental disasters. The court in the...
Environmental rehabilitation liability of BCL deters buyers
Botswana’s state-owned miner and smelter BCL, the subject of the country’s largest liquidation, has a large environmental rehabilitation problem that has made a sale of the assets nearly impossible....
Lebanon green schools pave the way for eco-friendly generations
“Green starts at school.” With this motto in mind, Lebanese NGOs and an eco-consultancy firm embarked on a mission to encourage Lebanese private and public schools to turn green. “We believe in...
Barcelona man, dog kayak Mediterranean to spread environmental message
As the kayak made its way just 20 feet from the rocky beach of Syracuse, Sicily, beachgoers lifted their heads to catch a glimpse. The first thing that stood out was the small dog perched on the...
