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Moroccan Scientist Kamal Oudrhiri Wins NASA Exceptional Service Medal

Moroccan Kamal Oudrhiri, one of the most decorated NASA scientists in the last two decades, was awarded another decoration, the NASA Exceptional Service Medal. First Moroccan to be hired by NASA some twenty years ago, Kamal Oudrhiri, head of NASA’s planetary studies department, was honored with the exceptional service medal in recognition of his numerous […]

Zimbabwe slow in implementing UN Minamata Convention to stop using toxic mercury

Zimbabwe joined gold miners from Indonesia to Peru last year by ratifying the United Nations Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international treaty adopted in 2013, that seeks to phase out the toxic metal to protect human health and the environment. Inhaling fumes or regular contact with mercury during gold mining can each have devastating effects […]

Morocco poised to become energy exporter thanks to hydrogen- IRENA

Morocco was cited as one of the four countries in the world with a significant potential to become exporters of green hydrogen, the international renewable energy agency IRENA said. Morocco has already announced a national plan to increase the share of renewable energy in overall energy consumption with a potential to supply 4% of global […]