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Arafa Saber, a 38-year-old Egyptian fisherman, has switched to collecting plastic rubbish to make a living. Photo: Mohammed Fathi/The National

Nile fishermen cast net for plastic as marine life becomes scarce

MENASeptember 25, 2024

Smog over Cairo, Egypt. A new study has linked air pollution in the region to stroke levels. Reuters

Heat and pollution driving rise in strokes across Middle East

HealthSeptember 18, 2024

Licypriya Kangujam aims to take the concept of a kiosk she started on her school grounds to campuses around the world to reject single-use plastic. Photo: Licypriya Kangujam

Indian campaigner, 12, wins award for sustainable swap shop

UAEAugust 19, 2024

Smoke rises from a coal-fired power plant on the Yangtze river in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AP

Have China's greenhouse gas emissions started to fall?

NewsJuly 18, 2024

The Environment Agency Abu Dhabi has launched an initiative to map noise levels across the emirate. Photo: EAD

Abu Dhabi launches project to tackle noise pollution in the capital

UAEJuly 01, 2024

Reusable grocery bags are part of efforts to tackle plastic pollution. Victor Besa / The National

Dubai's single-use bag ban begins on Saturday

UAEMay 31, 2024

Single-use Styrofoam products are to be banned under the green initiative. Getty Images

Abu Dhabi to ban Styrofoam cups and takeaway boxes from June 1

UAEMay 21, 2024

London is seeing an increase in days where the temperature climbs above 30C, analysis shows, prompting calls for the city to adapt to its 'new reality'. PA

London urged to face 'new reality' of temperatures regularly above 30°C

UKApril 30, 2024

A child swims in a pool filled with plastic bottles during an awareness campaign to mark the World Oceans Day in Bangkok. AFP

Why Asean will be desperate for a global treaty to address plastic pollution

CommentApril 24, 2024

Pollution in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which has topped a list of countries with the most-polluted air in the world. EPA

Bangladesh, Pakistan and India have world's most-polluted air, report finds

EnvironmentMarch 19, 2024

Vehicles pass by a sign indicating the new boundary of the LEZ and ULEZ expansion in London, England. Getty Images

Watchdog rules Ulez adverts made misleading London pollution claims

UKFebruary 07, 2024

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The cracked and dry bed of part of the Sijoumi lagoon in Tunis. Reuters

Urbanisation and record heat threaten Tunisia's lagoons

TunisiaDecember 31, 2023

Star trails in Snowdonia National Park, one of 18 areas with dark sky status in the UK. Getty Images

The battle to save our night skies from the light

WeekendDecember 29, 2023

The original cloud seeding programme in the UAE was initiated in the late 1990s. Cloud seeding involves firing salt flares into clouds to enhance rainfall. Photo: National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology

UAE helps Lahore with cloud seeding flights to combat city's smog

UAEDecember 17, 2023

Students on a street in smoggy conditions in Lahore this week. AFP

Will artificial rain wash away Lahore's smog problem?

WeekendNovember 24, 2023

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