Environment and Habitat

A local organic farm in Egypt is becoming a hub for nature-lovers and family picnics. For the founder of WiiWii's farm, Wael Basheer Abdel Halim, it took some work to turn a small garden into a large sustainable farming site and a tourist destination. 

European Commission wants to eradicate harmful pollution of air, water and soil within 30 years

The snap elections for the parliament of Greenland last Tuesday (6 April) attracted unusual interest from major powers who have been watching the political and economic impact of the election results on their interests in the Arctic region. Among them, the Chinese, who have invested in the Kvanefjeld mine on the island. Maximiliaan van Lange analyses the background to the recent Greenlandic general elections, and the Island's geostrategic position in the Arctic in this article for commonspace.eu.

Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, unveiled two ambitious initiatives to help the kingdom move towards tackling climate change. The Saudi Green Initiative and The Middle East Green Initiative present an ambitious roadmap for Saudi Arabia and the region to meet worldwide emissions targets. 

Thousands of Georgians on Sunday (28 February) demonstrated in the country's second city, Kutaisi, against the construction of a Hyrdro-electric Power Plant  (HPP) in the nearby Rioni Gorge.

Water scarcity is one of the main environmental issues in the Middle East. About ten countries in the region are water-stressed countries.

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday, its strategy for the 'Riyadh Vision'. The plan was revealed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and it aims to make Riyadh among the world's top 10 economic cities in order to drive forward the country’s economic, industrial and tourism growth in the upcoming years.