Environmental campaign group Greenpeace on Wednesday denounced as “dangerous” a massive ski resort under construction in northwest Saudi Arabia that this week was named host of the 2029 Asian Winter Games. News that the 47-event competition would be held in the desert kingdom has raised eyebrows in the sports world while bringing fresh scrutiny to […]

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9/10/2022 Najib Saab The world meets at the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Summit in less than a month, overwhelmed by worries and conflicting concerns. It will not be easy for negotiators to bypass the consequences of war and the economy, to tackle the challenges of climate change. Even though the Sharm El-Sheikh summit (COP27) is not […]

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As part of a global survey, a questionnaire was sent to 14 Israeli government officials in relevant fields. The five who responded admitted to not taking the consequences of rising sea levels into account Lee Yaron Oct 9, 2022 A survey of dozens of countries around the world found that Israel and three West African […]

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As the sun beats down on Iraq, most people swelter in their concrete homes — but not the inhabitants of one mountain town known for its ancient and cool stone houses.  Tracing its roots back 2,700 years, the picturesque Kurdish town of Akre says it is better adapted to the modern-day perils of climate change […]

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Nature and Parks Authority inspectors turned scavenged garbage left behind throughout Israeli nature reserves into an important lesson about environmental stewardship Gilad Carmeli 10.11.22 A 30-year-old Coca-Cola can, a 40-year-old pickle jar, a 20-year-old bag of chips, and a 60-year-old perfume bottle: these are some of the items that can be found at the innovative […]

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Oct 09,2022 Farmers are calling for the activation of the Land Use Regulation Law to help mitigate the impact of climate change on their livelihoods (File photo) AMMAN — Farmers are calling for the activation of the Land Use Regulation Law to help mitigate the impact of climate change on their livelihoods. Director General of […]

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Oct 10,2022 The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Jordan Office conducted a planting activity in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Ministry of Agriculture on October 6 (Photo courtesy of KOICA) AMMAN — The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Jordan Office conducted a planting activity in cooperation with the Ministry of Youth and Ministry […]

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Oct 07,2022 Chairman of JSCT Abeer Bilbeisi and Chairman of the Association of Thagher Alordon Fishermen Bader Yassin pose for a photo during the signing of a memorandum of understanding (Photo courtesy of JSCT) AMMAN — The Jordan Society for the Conservation of Turtles and Tortoises (JSCT) has signed a memorandum of understanding and partnership […]

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Some 350 PSD personnel, along with other volunteers, are helping clean beaches of Aqaba By JT – Oct 09,2022 The Public Security Directorate (PSD) has implemented a comprehensive environmental campaign on Aqaba’s beaches in order to preserve the environment and spread awareness on the harms of littering in the area (photo courtesy of PSD) AMMAN […]

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By JT – Oct 01,2022 AMMAN — The Business Development Centre (BDC), in cooperation with the  German-Jordanian University, has launched the Green National Network which aims to develop local institutions in the field of green entrepreneurship. The programme is part of the Green Entrepreneurship Project in Jordan, implemented in partnership with SwitchMed, funded by the European Union […]

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Jerusalem Post Death rates in region attributable to pollution is similar to other leading health risk factors such as tobacco smoking. By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 When Israelis see that the skies have turned yellow and the air is hard to breathe, they automatically blame dust storms from the Arabian Peninsula for the sharav weather. […]

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The charges against Bazan, which the company denies, were filed in connection with 15 alleged incidents in Haifa Bay in 2017 Israel Fisher Oct 2, 2022 Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry indicted the Haifa-based Bazan Group along with senior company executives from the company on Thursday for alleged air pollution violations and other environmental offenses dating […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk September 31 2022 Farmers in a small town perched on a northern Lebanese mountain have long refused to accept defeat even as the government abandoned them to a life off the grid. Harf Beit Hasna receives almost no basic services. No water or sewage system, no streetlight or garbage collection. The only public […]

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Najib Saab 25/9/2022 The persistent delay in addressing the issue of the aging supertanker Safer, used as a floating storage and offloading vessel, which threatens unprecedented pollution in the Red Sea region, proves that the world often does not learn from past experience. It seems that we ignore time bombs, as long as they are […]

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by Naharnet Newsdesk 25 August 2022 They fan out along the tense frontier with Israel in the pre-dawn darkness, setting traps and training their eyes on the other side of the separation fence — where the parakeets are. Dozens of Palestinian men and boys have taken up bird trapping in recent years. It’s a rare […]

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According to a new report, around one fifth of the turtles that were harmed died after being entangled in fishing nets off the shore of Israel Zafrir Rinat Sep 19, 2022 Over 500 sea turtles have been harmed by marine waste off Israel’s coast in the past two decades, mostly from various plastics, with one […]

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30/9/2022 Egypt, which is hosting the upcoming COP27 climate negotiations, is working on how to include compensation for economic losses due to climate catastrophes on the formal agenda of the November summit, as pressure grows from vulnerable countries to prioritize the issue, the country’s special representative of the summit said on Wednesday. Wael Aboulmagd, Egypt’s […]

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Oct 02,2022 AMMAN — Environment Minister Muawieh Radaideh on Sunday launched the Environment and Climate Week at the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature’s Ajloun Reserve.  The Environment and Climate Week will run through October 12. Several ambassadors and representatives of local and international companies and organisations attended the event, reflecting Jordan’s commitment to […]

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Israel hopes to lend a helping hand to try and find solutions to the water woes being faced by South Africa due to prolonged droughts in some parts of the country. August 24, 2022 Sipho Siso Water and sewage woes being experienced in Alexandra could soon be a thing of the past if only Johannesburg […]

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3/10/2022 As announced earlier in August, a 25-fil tariff per single-use plastic bag at shops came into effect on Saturday, October 1, in Sharjah. The move comes ahead of and in preparation for a complete ban on single-use plastic bags and materials in the emirate starting from January 1, 2024. Both decisions were announced on […]

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