Animal pesticides are one of the most popular forms of fertilizers used in Lebanon, but recent research shows that these...
Environment
Reporting on Lebanon’s climate crisis, waste management failures, pollution, biodiversity loss, and environmental governance. This category includes investigations, explainers, and on-the-ground stories about climate resilience, local environmental challenges, and community responses.
Straight from COP29 in Baku, we discuss with world experts why countries are looking to move away from renewable energy...
Every year, winter brings with it a catastrophe for Beirut: Streets flood, roads cave in, sinkholes form, and whole buildings become immersed in water. Who is responsible for the flooding, and was it avoidable? What can be done now to mitigate the damage in the years to come? Video by...
At their sanitized table, men in white coats adjust their surgical masks and protective eyewear in preparation for the next...
More than 100 people have died across East Asia this month as extreme rain, floods, and landslides overtake several countries,...
Ardkon.com is an independent grassroots initiative designed to bring communities together while aiding social development. In this video, we sat down with the founders who took us through their thought process and aspirations. Watch the video to learn more about this initiative. Special thanks to: Michel Semaan Dorothea Wenzl Ardkon.com...
With climate change an increasing looming threat, how can we protect Lebanon’s forests and preserve its agricultural heritage? In Episode...
Beirut Today spoke to key stakeholders at COP27 about the impact of climate change on health. Thank you to the...
Desiccated, naked trees of brittle brown bark. Broken twigs scattered across a flowerless plot. Spots of gray where fire several times burned. A cemetery for what used to be green and growing. Yet, among the dead survived a single tree: a purple bauhinia. Sparks of pink against an ashen background....
On Episode 6 of Riwayat, Beirut Today speaks to experts about the wastewater management in Lebanon: why the system operates...
This is the story of Tareeq El Nahl: how it started and where it’s going. It began as a garden...
Lebanon’s Ministry of Energy and Water and local organizations have begun to clean the course of Al-Jawz River in Batroun, removing the accumulated dirt and dust on its route since it dried up at the end of June as it regularly does. Yet these preparations are not enough to allow...