Human Rights Watch has released a campaign advocating for a major switch up in Lebanon’s handling of their waste. There...
Environment
The American University of Beirut took part in the ninth annual Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) conference held in Shenzhen, China...
What are Ecosystem Services (ESS)? According to the 2000 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Report MA Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, Ecosystems and Human Well-being — A Framework for Assessment(Island Press, Washington DC.): “Ecosystem services are the benefits people obtain from ecosystems. These include provisioning services such as food and water; regulating services such...
On December 6, the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs hosted a talk on water scarcity and...
Lebanon’s coasts have been lying under a great yellow cloud, making sure we go about our daily lives with pride...
On the 21st of October , Beirut Today interviewed the charismatic and passionate Joslin Kehdy, the founder of Recycle Lebanon, at a beach cleanup in Jbeil. The beach cleanup was undertaken in collaboration with the Animal Rights Club at the Lebanese American University along with numerous other volunteers. The beach...
Smog, mass deforestation, and mountains of trash, it’s almost as if humanity is making a genuine effort to destroy the...
Skyscrapers and towers are still mushrooming across Lebanon, increasing demand for construction material especially limestone, rocks and sand. Yet, supply...
The government’s handling of the waste crisis has been abysmal and the lack of progress in formulating solid waste policy has been making the situation worse.
Two years ago, in August 2015, Lebanese women and men from all ages were peacefully protesting in Beirut against the...
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