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FEATURE-Egypt's street trees fall foul of urban development drive

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By Menna A. Farouk,
May 20, 20222:04 AM GMT+2

Updated May 20, 2022

Ahmed Elseidi. 2022

Ahmed Elseidi, a lawyer specialising in environmental issues, filed a lawsuit in 2020 aimed at halting the felling of trees and destruction of public parks until an environmental impact evaluation is conducted. The lawsuit is still pending.

He said Egyptian law stipulates that any person or authority is obligated to submit a study to assess the environmental impact of their project before work can begin.

"Moving ahead with urban development projects without bearing in mind the environmental consequences contradicts (the government's) 2030 vision aimed at achieving the sustainable development goals," he added.The SDGs emphasise the urgent need to tackle climate change and protect the environment through a shift to sustainable consumption and production, and wiser use of natural resources.

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