Environment

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The Tunisian Clean Production Project (TCPP) was launched on Thursday, in Tunis, in the presence of Mr.Nadhir Hamada, Minister Environment and Sustainable Development.
Eco-friendly or clean production prevents all forms of pollution, in order to reduce risks for health and the environment, while improving the competitiveness and economic viability of businesses.
Funded by the United Nations …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- Mr. Nadhir Hamada, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development held on Wednesday an information day on “Blue Flag” eco-label, a voluntary ecological certification system targeting beaches and marinas throughout the world .Twelve beaches and marinas in Tunisia have obtained the Blue flag” label in 2010, he said.
The “Blue Flag” label was attributed to the …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- On Tuesday, Mr. Afif Chelbi Minister of Industry and technology inaugurated at the El M’Ghira’s industrial estate located in the province of Fouchana (Governorate of Ben Arous) a new plant of “Linde gas Tunisie” a subsidiary of the German group “The Linde”.
“The Linde” is a leading company in the industrial gas and engineering sectors. …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- From October 5 to 7, 2010, Tunisia will host the first edition of the International Recycling and Waste Recovery Exhibition dubbed “2010 Africa Recycling”, at the Medina Expo Center, in Yasmine Hamammet.
The event is organized by Medina Events (Poulina Group Holding) under the aegis of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.
The event aims …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- A ceremony was held on Thursday on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Italian- Tunisian Oil Exploitation Company “SITEP”.
Chairing the event, Mr. Afif Chelbi, Minister of Industry and Technology hailed the cooperation set up with the Italian oil company for 50 years.
He also stressed that the Tunisian-Italian partnership will be reinforced in …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The ongoing preparations for the start of biological rest period in the fishing sector for the year 2010 was the focus of a working session held on Wednesday in Tunis, chaired by Mr. Abdessalem Mansour, Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries.
Representatives of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries, Scientific researchers and experts …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- As part of the observance of the World Environment Day, a seminar entitled “Biofuels: Another Step towards Sustainable Development” will be held on June 12, 2010, at the Tunis Planetarium (Cité des Sciences) in Tunis, by the Junior International Congress (JCI) in Tunis in presence of Mr. Nadhir Hamada, Minister of Environment and Sustainable …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- On Tuesday, Tunisia played host to an international symposium on the theme: “atmospheric pollution: realities and prospects”. The symposium is part of a set of events celebrating National and World Environment Day.
The meeting was held by the National Environment Protection Agency (ANPE).
Two workshops were held …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The “El Mawassir” industrial enterprise, based in the Bir Mcherga industrial zone, in Zaghouan governorate, was recently awarded the first prize of green enterprises in the Maghreb by the German Technical Co-operation Agency (GTZ) jointly with Maghreb Enterprises Network for the Environment (REME).
The prize, crowns …

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- The efforts made by Tunisia in order to cope with climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases and pollution, , are continuing at a steady pace throughout the different regions of the country.
Among the projects dedicated to the fight against pollution in industrial poles is the setting up of unit destined at reducing ammonia emissions …