Tunisia's Environment

Tunis, July 8, 2009- A seminar was recently held in Tunis on the occasion of the launch of the country’s first environmental credit line, dubbed “ENVIROCRED”.
The seminar which was organized by the National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPE) highlighted the possibility offered to enterprises wishing to invest in environmental projects in the tourist sector (garbage collecting, ...

Tunis, July 4, 2009- A recent report, “Water in the Arab World Management Perspectives and Innovations”, published by the World Bank says that Tunisia’s success in water management is all the more remarkable as the country is one of the countries in the Mediterranean least endowed with water resources. It adds that the ...

Tunis, June 19, 2009- The 9 th meeting of the “Association des Anciens du Maroc” (former Morocco students) organized in partnership with Kairouan Lion’s Club and Kairouan’s Association for the Protection of Nature and the Environment (APNEK) is taking place from June 19 to 22, 2009 between Tunis and Genoa (Italy).
The itinerary ...

Tunis, June 16, 2009- Hammamet is currently hosting the fifth international symposium on "Energies, Climate Change and Sustainable Development".
Several experts and academics from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, France, Belgium and Italy, as well as doctoral students and representatives from regional and international institutions, took part in the seminar.
The three-day symposium focused on ...

Tunis, June 15, 2009- The “Blue Flag” eco- label, a voluntary ecological certification system targeting beaches and marinas throughout the world, was attributed to 5 Tunisian beaches, Zarzis, Korba town, Korba east, southern Hammamet and northern Hamamet, as well as the Hammamet marina.
The labels were handed out during an information day organized ...

Tunis, June 10, 2009- Located at the extreme tip of the Cap Bon region, and a stone’s throw away from Sicily, the town of El Haouria is famous for its traditional art of falconry, jealously passed on from father to son.
The town, which the Romans in ancient Tunisia used to call “Aquilaria” ...

Tunis, June 5, 2009- President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali launched on Friday a major environmental project in Jeradou in the governorate of Zaghouan . The project's inauguration was carried out within the framework of Tunisia's observance of Word Environmental Day.
The project which was set up within the framework a Tunisian German ...