Harvesting orange blossoms 1/9/2007 Lola Claeys Bouuaert

Extracting "flower water" and essential oils and making marmalade from bitter orange are traditional crafts in some Lebanese villages ...more

Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau 1/9/2007 Claudia Delpero

Glaciers are melting, temperatures are rising and rainy seasons have become unpredictable. ...more

Sewage Remains Primary Pollutant in Lebanese Waters 1/6/2007 Al Bia Wal Tanmia

BEIRUT: Last summer's fuel-oil spill into the Mediterranean Sea is not the main cause behind the Lebanese coast's pollution, despite what many people think. ...more

Celebrating World Environment Day 2007 1/6/2007 Habib El Habr

It's World Environment Day on 5 June, and this year's theme is "Climate Change - A Hot Topic". ...more

Climate change will not spare the Arab World 1/6/2007 Wael Hmaidan

Environmental activists gathered in London to discuss climate issues and plan for the 3rd International Demonstrations Day on Climate Change on 8th of December ...more

Post-War Environment in Lebanon 1/5/2007

Main Findings and Recommendations of UNEP's Post-Conflict Branch Assessment Team ...more

Tannoura, Deceived by politicians, saved by greywater… 1/4/2007 Nadine Haddad El-Hajj & Lea Kai

Have you ever heard of A Town where the public phone booth was installed before people received water to their houses? ...more

Renewable Energy Outlook in the Arab Region- The Institutional Framework of Cooperation 1/3/2007 Basel Al-Yousfi and Ali Al-Karaghouli

Arab countries are blessed with a huge availability of both conventional and renewable resources of energy (RE). However the conventional sources will not last forever and have proven to be one of the causes of our environmental problems. ...more

Looking for lynx in the Swiss Alps 1/3/2007 Mark Schulman

Here kitty kitty, here kitty kitty. If you think looking for your cat in some remote corner of your house is a daily challenge, try finding its more elusive distant cousin in a forest. ...more

The World Grows Organically 1/3/2007 Interview with Bernward Geier

Bernward Geier, from Germany, is one of the pioneers of worldwide organic agriculture, with 20 years of experience as director for international Relations at the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements. ...more