Al-Ahram Weekly

Egyptian industry was ordered to clean up its act by 1 March 1998, according to Egypt's first ever environmental law, passed in February 1994. Eight years since the law and four years after the deadline, Al-Ahram Weekly assesses the results

The power to pollute
In both the global and national arenas, those most responsible for trashing our environment are invariably those breathing the cleanest air, writes Fatemah Farag

Clearing the air
What's that acrid smell? Amira El-Noshokaty plods through smog to find out why Cairo's air is so difficult to breathe

Green plans
Tree-planting was high on the agenda of Minister of State for Environmental Affairs, Mamdouh Riyad, in his first press interview since he took office last December. He explained his vision to Mahmoud Bakr

Capital Collection
It may not be the ideal job, but garbage collection is still big money. Dena Rashed sifts through layers of controversy as Egypt's waste disposal goes private

Strive for five
Can we eat our way out of the dire effects that pollution has on our health and bodies? Hala Sakr went grocery shopping

Of primary importance
Amany Abdel-Moneim finds out how a lion and his friends are teaching children how to be environmentally friendly

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		Al-Ahram Weekly Online 28 Feb. - 6 March 2002 Issue No.575
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