Egypt to plant 100 million trees, stop using plastic bags ahead of COP27 - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

A correspondent in Egypt

A correspondent in Egypt

Aug 15, 2022

Partially cut-off trees are seen in a street in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 27, 2020. — Partially cut-off trees are seen in a street in Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 27, 2020. — Mohamed el-Shahed/AFP via Getty Images

Modern buildings at a compound are seen in the east of Cairo, Egypt, June 16, 2017.

Egypt intensifies green initiatives ahead of COP27

Hagar Hosny

An aerial picture shows workers using a crane to plant trees in a park project by the roadside in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on March 29, 2021.

Cairo backs Riyadh's Green Middle East initiative

Rasha Mahmoud

Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud (L) and UAE's Minister of State and special envoy for climate change Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber.

Saudi Arabia to hold green forums in conjunction with COP27

Ahmed Gomaa

This picture taken on Sept. 4, 2018, shows an anchor attached to a coral reef.

Sharm el-Sheikh gets $7 million to become green city for COP27

Azza Guergues