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Only 177 countries behind the times, Lebanon has finally joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), The Daily Star reports. Lebanon will be an official signatory to the convention on 26 May, 2013. MORE
This is an update on the garbage crisis in Lebanon, which is largely attributed to a corrupted political system, but it’s also a cautionary tale about uncontrolled consumerism and environmental arrogance that could happen in nearly every free market zip code. MORE
Lebanon goes green with seed bank, but can this memory keeper for nature fight GMOs? Lebanon harbors over 2600 plant species of which 119 are counted to be endemic. But what does the future of “seeds” in Lebanon look like? MORE
Gulf states urge citizens not to visit Lebanon, cancelations abound. Despite appeals from Lebanese leaders, Gulf states are advising their citizens not to travel to Lebanon and those already there to leave, thus boding ill for this summer’s tourism industry. MORE
Pamela Haydamous from GreenStudios, which is founded in Beirut and California, and who is a co-founder of Dispatch Beirut , an urban Lego movement we covered, is working on patents in the US and Lebanon for her her unique rooftop gardens, appropriate for Middle East climates. MORE
Lebanon is suffering from a serious crisis of E. AUB microbiologist Steve Harakeh published a study showing that 100% of fast food meat samples in Lebanon had bacteria resistant to the common antibiotics oxacilllin and clindamycin, and 42% were resistant to trimethroprim-sulfamethoxazole. MORE
Taking a cue from its neighbor city Tel Aviv Lebanon’s regional “landmark”, Sidon’s notorious garbage mountain, will now become a city park. More on garbage dumps: Garbage Strucks Dump Straight into the Sea in Lebanon as Hezbollah Takes Hold. MORE
An eco caravan is bringing green education directly to the people of Lebanon this month. ” The caravan began in Beirut and will continue towards the towns and villages of Mount Lebanon. Darreja Campaign Encourages Sustainable Transportation in Lebanon. MORE
I remember that when I visited Byblos, in the Jbeil district of Lebanon, in the summer of 2011, I felt like a true beholder of history. The Byblos International Festival is an annual summer music festival and the biggest public event in Lebanon. MORE
There is no fighting chance for migratory birds when they fly over Lebanon: Hunting laws may be in place in the Middle East, but who’s enforcing them? If you think migratory birds are in trouble as they pass over just Lebanon, think again. MORE
Our friends from Green Traveler Guides sent over a fabulous overview of the top cafes, markets and restaurants leading Lebanon’s slow food revolution and we have rounded up six of them. Walid Ataya and Slow Food Lebanon. MORE
Jesuit brothers at the Ksara wine press in 1910: Lebanon’s oldest wine growing domain. Sixty years later the French civil and military administration that governed Lebanon between the wars created unprecedented demand for wine until 1975. MORE
While it’s not the first Disco Soup to hit the Middle East (Tel Aviv had its version Disco Shuk last April where droves came out for free food), this event in Lebanon only goes to show how funk-a-licious Beirutis are when it comes to food and this important eco event. MORE
Last May, Lebanese lawmaker Walid Jumblatt called for marijuana to be legalized in Lebanon. AFP now reports that, in recent years, Lebanon’s cannabis growers say business has boomed in large part to the Syrian war which has deflected government attention from drug crimes. MORE
Black plumes go airborne from burning Byblos Carpet Factory fire in Lebanon. Lebanon has had more than its share of various air and surface pollution issues in recent years. More articles on Lebanon and region air and surface pollution issues: Tire Fire in Kuwait Seen From Space. MORE
Meanwhile, anyone who has visited Lebanon in the last decade is a witness that smoking has become a widely accepted social norm. of children in Lebanon are exposed to smoke at home whereas 74.9% For more resources, see the Stop Public Smoking in Lebanon Facebook page. MORE
While many Muslims don’t drink alcohol , the people of Batroun, Lebanon love their beer. I started in order to make a bit more money so I could buy myself windsurf boards,” he told Lebanon’s Daily Star. “I MORE
Beirut, Lebanon: eating organic & slow is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. | A Green Revolution | Come to Beirut. MORE
Rola suggests ways for energy intensive Lebanon to help ease its waste and energy problems. Business & Politics Beirut Energy landfill Lebanon oilGarbage dumps roll into the sea? MORE
Campaigners in Lebanon are asking for support to protect an ancient Phoenician coastline which is under threat due to a port project. For more on environmental issues in Lebanon see: . Lebanon Joins CITES: Can We Stop Killing Everything Now? MORE
… Money rules” (links to PDF) reveals alarming issues concerning the lack of regulation of construction practices in Lebanon that are undermining the quality of life its people and are steering the country towards an environmental and urban disaster. MORE
Eco-tourism holidays in Lebanon offer picturesque fishing villages and ancient remains. British walking holidays specialist Ramblers Worldwide has added Lebanon to its list of destinations, according to a recent announcement. MORE
Racism in Lebanon has rarely been an openly discussed theme in the media. Racial intolerance in Lebanon and the Middle East, is indeed a pervasive problem which especially affects migrant domestic workers and refugees. This is something that has been largely missing in Lebanon. MORE
These energy explorations in the eastern Mediterranean have resulted in disputes with neighboring Lebanon over natural gas fields being developed there. It is incorrect that the Americans sided with Lebanon in this dispute. MORE
Want to see the garbage flowing from Lebanon’s waterways? Greenpeace Lebanon goes undercover to reveal shocking videos of 14 polluters (see them below). Online social media is becoming a key communication channel to promote the environmental agenda of GreenPeace Lebanon. MORE
Lebanon is bracing for severe summer drought. Lebanon has the highest proportion of arable land to residents in the Arab world, but just 12 percent of the land is cultivated, and agriculture contributes only 11.7 “The water demand for Lebanon is projected at about 1.8 MORE
However, industry sources in Lebanon have recently revealed that bakeries have started to use unfit ingredients in zaatar, to decrease its production costs. Kazem Ibrahim, the head of the Association of Bakeries in Lebanon, admitted the likelihood of some bakeries’ use of “fake zaatar.”. MORE
Lebanon has had its share of pollution and garbage issues laundered out on Green Prophet. More about Trash and Garbage Issues in Lebanon and other Middle East locations: Lebanon’s Toxic Sea-side Sidon Dump Gets Eco Makeover. Cities garbage landfills Lebanon Sidon MORE
Not that long ago, the city of Sidon (or Saida) in Lebanon moved its trash to the local Sidon dump , where the toxic landfill and trash site washed into the sea every winter. Sidon is the third largest city in Lebanon. We can do it, Lebanon!” MORE
Adventures in Lebanon is offering a Valentine’s Day snowshoeing tour that is bound to heat up this special day! Why not treat your special sweetie to an awesome snowshoeing tour offered by Adventures in Lebanon ? Visit Adventures in Lebanon for more information. MORE
Nina Rahal-Lott, is a trained architect who wants to transform the Badawi refugee camp in Lebanon from an ‘environmental catastrophe’ into a green haven. Lebanon Rocks Out To Cure The Green Blues. MORE
Why grow apples in Lebanon when hashish and cannabis is hundreds of times more lucrative? An overview of Lebanon’s unsustainable drug business in the Bekaa Valley. . Escalating clashes between armed tribesmen trying to protect their cannabis fields and the Lebanese armed forces are pushing Lebanon to readdress the long-standing issue of cannabis cultivation in the Bekaa valley. At its peak in 1988, Lebanon’s narcotic market was making an estimated $1.5 MORE
Lebanon and Pakistan have each announced new biogas projects, tapping into a sustainable energy source that, unlike other renewable energy streams, solves two municipal problems – energy creation and waste processing. MORE
Lebanon’s carbon emissions are relatively small compared to other Middle Eastern nations such as Qatar or the United Arab Emirates , and pale in comparison to that of China and the United States, but its environmental record is far from pristine. MORE
After several months of daily solo work, environmental activist Caroline Chaptini, a Lebanese national set another Guinness World Records title, having put together the largest bottle cap mosaic in a public park in the town of Miziara in north Lebanon. Act Design Arab art Lebanon MORE
The animals rights organisation ‘Animals Lebanon’ has called on the government to deal with stray dogs in a more humane manner. However, the way in which stray dogs are dealt with in Lebanon is truly shocking. Lebanon Does Not Need Any More Killing”. “We MORE
| Green Adventure Touring | Why go to Lebanon? Or Lebanon’s seven millenia of history. Ehden, Lebanon’s northern paradise is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. All Eco-adventure Ehden Lebanon Middle East Tours Ehden Adventures Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve Michael Straus ReutersLet me count the ways. Start with the spirit and optimism of the Lebanese, despite a recent history that’s horrible beyond imagining. MORE
Lebanon celebrated its Arbor Day on December 7. Recent years have seen growing grassroots and government efforts to preserve Lebanon’s famed cedar forests , but there has been scant attention paid to rare juniper trees. Lebanon NGO Plants Ancient Species to Reclaim Arid Land. MORE
Huge bee die offs do not bode well for agriculture in Lebanon. A staggering proportion of bees in an important agricultural hub have frozen to death in Lebanon. As pollinators, bees are essential to the agricultural industry, which accounts for approximately 7% of Lebanon’s GDP and employs up to 15% of the country’s population. Climate agriculture bees colony collapse disorder extreme weather farming honey Lebanon winter MORE
In 2009, Lebanon pledged to produce 12% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020- is this target optimistic today? But Lebanon is looking to aim high. A wind atlas of Lebanon. Cleantech, Science & Technology Energy Lebanon renewable energy Solar Energy wind energy MORE
Address: Plot 1801 and Plot 1802, Block 18, Beirut Central District, Lebanon The project is on schedule for completion this summer. Architecture & Urban Beirut Beirut Terraces Lebanon MORE
Asbestos, linked directly to cancer, is still present in many products used daily in Lebanon. In 1998, Lebanon submitted to popular pressure and banned asbestos imports. There are no protected waste dumps for asbestos products in Lebanon. MORE
Lebanese illustartor Maya Zankoul “draws” against issues that range from pollution, electricity cuts, real estate pricing, to politics in Lebanon. Lifestyle & Culture Beirut green education Lebanon social entrepreneur TED MORE
This is Lebanon’s reality right now , and it offers a cautionary tale. Like Israel, Morocco and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Middle East, Lebanon doesn’t generate enough energy to supply its own country’s demand. Imagine for a second that Washington D.C., MORE
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Green Prophet
JUNE 15, 2020
After several months of daily solo work, environmental activist Caroline Chaptini, a Lebanese national set another Guinness World Records title, having put together the largest bottle cap mosaic in a public park in the town of Miziara in north Lebanon. Act Design Arab art Lebanon
Green Traveler Guides
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Beirut, Lebanon: eating organic & slow is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. | A Green Revolution | Come to Beirut.
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Green Traveler Guides
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
| Green Adventure Touring | Why go to Lebanon? Or Lebanon’s seven millenia of history. Ehden, Lebanon’s northern paradise is a post from: Green Traveler Guides. All Eco-adventure Ehden Lebanon Middle East Tours Ehden Adventures Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve Michael Straus ReutersLet me count the ways. Start with the spirit and optimism of the Lebanese, despite a recent history that’s horrible beyond imagining.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 9, 2012
Lebanon celebrated its Arbor Day on December 7. Recent years have seen growing grassroots and government efforts to preserve Lebanon’s famed cedar forests , but there has been scant attention paid to rare juniper trees. Lebanon NGO Plants Ancient Species to Reclaim Arid Land.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Huge bee die offs do not bode well for agriculture in Lebanon. A staggering proportion of bees in an important agricultural hub have frozen to death in Lebanon. As pollinators, bees are essential to the agricultural industry, which accounts for approximately 7% of Lebanon’s GDP and employs up to 15% of the country’s population. Climate agriculture bees colony collapse disorder extreme weather farming honey Lebanon winter
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
I remember that when I visited Byblos, in the Jbeil district of Lebanon, in the summer of 2011, I felt like a true beholder of history. The Byblos International Festival is an annual summer music festival and the biggest public event in Lebanon.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 24, 2014
Taking a cue from its neighbor city Tel Aviv Lebanon’s regional “landmark”, Sidon’s notorious garbage mountain, will now become a city park. More on garbage dumps: Garbage Strucks Dump Straight into the Sea in Lebanon as Hezbollah Takes Hold.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 24, 2015
This is an update on the garbage crisis in Lebanon, which is largely attributed to a corrupted political system, but it’s also a cautionary tale about uncontrolled consumerism and environmental arrogance that could happen in nearly every free market zip code.
Green Prophet
MAY 13, 2012
Black plumes go airborne from burning Byblos Carpet Factory fire in Lebanon. Lebanon has had more than its share of various air and surface pollution issues in recent years. More articles on Lebanon and region air and surface pollution issues: Tire Fire in Kuwait Seen From Space.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 18, 2014
There is no fighting chance for migratory birds when they fly over Lebanon: Hunting laws may be in place in the Middle East, but who’s enforcing them? If you think migratory birds are in trouble as they pass over just Lebanon, think again.
Green Prophet
MARCH 22, 2011
Rola suggests ways for energy intensive Lebanon to help ease its waste and energy problems. Business & Politics Beirut Energy landfill Lebanon oilGarbage dumps roll into the sea?
Green Prophet
APRIL 8, 2011
The animals rights organisation ‘Animals Lebanon’ has called on the government to deal with stray dogs in a more humane manner. However, the way in which stray dogs are dealt with in Lebanon is truly shocking. Lebanon Does Not Need Any More Killing”. “We
Green Prophet
MAY 27, 2014
Lebanon is bracing for severe summer drought. Lebanon has the highest proportion of arable land to residents in the Arab world, but just 12 percent of the land is cultivated, and agriculture contributes only 11.7 “The water demand for Lebanon is projected at about 1.8
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 6, 2013
Not that long ago, the city of Sidon (or Saida) in Lebanon moved its trash to the local Sidon dump , where the toxic landfill and trash site washed into the sea every winter. Sidon is the third largest city in Lebanon. We can do it, Lebanon!”
Green Prophet
JUNE 24, 2013
Address: Plot 1801 and Plot 1802, Block 18, Beirut Central District, Lebanon The project is on schedule for completion this summer. Architecture & Urban Beirut Beirut Terraces Lebanon
Green Prophet
JUNE 5, 2012
In 2009, Lebanon pledged to produce 12% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020- is this target optimistic today? But Lebanon is looking to aim high. A wind atlas of Lebanon. Cleantech, Science & Technology Energy Lebanon renewable energy Solar Energy wind energy
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 18, 2014
While it’s not the first Disco Soup to hit the Middle East (Tel Aviv had its version Disco Shuk last April where droves came out for free food), this event in Lebanon only goes to show how funk-a-licious Beirutis are when it comes to food and this important eco event.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 25, 2012
Jesuit brothers at the Ksara wine press in 1910: Lebanon’s oldest wine growing domain. Sixty years later the French civil and military administration that governed Lebanon between the wars created unprecedented demand for wine until 1975.
Green Prophet
JULY 20, 2013
Lebanon and Pakistan have each announced new biogas projects, tapping into a sustainable energy source that, unlike other renewable energy streams, solves two municipal problems – energy creation and waste processing.
Green Prophet
JULY 10, 2011
These energy explorations in the eastern Mediterranean have resulted in disputes with neighboring Lebanon over natural gas fields being developed there. It is incorrect that the Americans sided with Lebanon in this dispute.
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Eco-tourism holidays in Lebanon offer picturesque fishing villages and ancient remains. British walking holidays specialist Ramblers Worldwide has added Lebanon to its list of destinations, according to a recent announcement.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 29, 2014
Lebanon has had its share of pollution and garbage issues laundered out on Green Prophet. More about Trash and Garbage Issues in Lebanon and other Middle East locations: Lebanon’s Toxic Sea-side Sidon Dump Gets Eco Makeover. Cities garbage landfills Lebanon Sidon
Green Prophet
JANUARY 8, 2012
Want to see the garbage flowing from Lebanon’s waterways? Greenpeace Lebanon goes undercover to reveal shocking videos of 14 polluters (see them below). Online social media is becoming a key communication channel to promote the environmental agenda of GreenPeace Lebanon.
Green Prophet
APRIL 21, 2013
Campaigners in Lebanon are asking for support to protect an ancient Phoenician coastline which is under threat due to a port project. For more on environmental issues in Lebanon see: . Lebanon Joins CITES: Can We Stop Killing Everything Now?
Green Prophet
AUGUST 30, 2012
Lebanese illustartor Maya Zankoul “draws” against issues that range from pollution, electricity cuts, real estate pricing, to politics in Lebanon. Lifestyle & Culture Beirut green education Lebanon social entrepreneur TED
Green Prophet
MAY 20, 2013
This is Lebanon’s reality right now , and it offers a cautionary tale. Like Israel, Morocco and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Middle East, Lebanon doesn’t generate enough energy to supply its own country’s demand. Imagine for a second that Washington D.C.,
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
However, industry sources in Lebanon have recently revealed that bakeries have started to use unfit ingredients in zaatar, to decrease its production costs. Kazem Ibrahim, the head of the Association of Bakeries in Lebanon, admitted the likelihood of some bakeries’ use of “fake zaatar.”.
Green Prophet
MARCH 15, 2012
… Money rules” (links to PDF) reveals alarming issues concerning the lack of regulation of construction practices in Lebanon that are undermining the quality of life its people and are steering the country towards an environmental and urban disaster.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
Pamela Haydamous from GreenStudios, which is founded in Beirut and California, and who is a co-founder of Dispatch Beirut , an urban Lego movement we covered, is working on patents in the US and Lebanon for her her unique rooftop gardens, appropriate for Middle East climates.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
An eco caravan is bringing green education directly to the people of Lebanon this month. ” The caravan began in Beirut and will continue towards the towns and villages of Mount Lebanon. Darreja Campaign Encourages Sustainable Transportation in Lebanon.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 26, 2014
Last May, Lebanese lawmaker Walid Jumblatt called for marijuana to be legalized in Lebanon. AFP now reports that, in recent years, Lebanon’s cannabis growers say business has boomed in large part to the Syrian war which has deflected government attention from drug crimes.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Our friends from Green Traveler Guides sent over a fabulous overview of the top cafes, markets and restaurants leading Lebanon’s slow food revolution and we have rounded up six of them. Walid Ataya and Slow Food Lebanon.
Green Prophet
NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Lebanon’s carbon emissions are relatively small compared to other Middle Eastern nations such as Qatar or the United Arab Emirates , and pale in comparison to that of China and the United States, but its environmental record is far from pristine.
Green Prophet
JUNE 28, 2012
Gulf states urge citizens not to visit Lebanon, cancelations abound. Despite appeals from Lebanese leaders, Gulf states are advising their citizens not to travel to Lebanon and those already there to leave, thus boding ill for this summer’s tourism industry.
Green Prophet
AUGUST 11, 2012
Why grow apples in Lebanon when hashish and cannabis is hundreds of times more lucrative? An overview of Lebanon’s unsustainable drug business in the Bekaa Valley. . Escalating clashes between armed tribesmen trying to protect their cannabis fields and the Lebanese armed forces are pushing Lebanon to readdress the long-standing issue of cannabis cultivation in the Bekaa valley. At its peak in 1988, Lebanon’s narcotic market was making an estimated $1.5
Green Prophet
JUNE 4, 2012
Asbestos, linked directly to cancer, is still present in many products used daily in Lebanon. In 1998, Lebanon submitted to popular pressure and banned asbestos imports. There are no protected waste dumps for asbestos products in Lebanon.
Green Prophet
JUNE 19, 2012
Racism in Lebanon has rarely been an openly discussed theme in the media. Racial intolerance in Lebanon and the Middle East, is indeed a pervasive problem which especially affects migrant domestic workers and refugees. This is something that has been largely missing in Lebanon.
Green Prophet
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
Adventures in Lebanon is offering a Valentine’s Day snowshoeing tour that is bound to heat up this special day! Why not treat your special sweetie to an awesome snowshoeing tour offered by Adventures in Lebanon ? Visit Adventures in Lebanon for more information.
Green Prophet
JULY 24, 2012
Lebanon is suffering from a serious crisis of E. AUB microbiologist Steve Harakeh published a study showing that 100% of fast food meat samples in Lebanon had bacteria resistant to the common antibiotics oxacilllin and clindamycin, and 42% were resistant to trimethroprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Green Prophet
JULY 7, 2011
Nina Rahal-Lott, is a trained architect who wants to transform the Badawi refugee camp in Lebanon from an ‘environmental catastrophe’ into a green haven. Lebanon Rocks Out To Cure The Green Blues.
Green Prophet
APRIL 25, 2011
Meanwhile, anyone who has visited Lebanon in the last decade is a witness that smoking has become a widely accepted social norm. of children in Lebanon are exposed to smoke at home whereas 74.9% For more resources, see the Stop Public Smoking in Lebanon Facebook page.
Green Prophet
JANUARY 8, 2012
Lebanon goes green with seed bank, but can this memory keeper for nature fight GMOs? Lebanon harbors over 2600 plant species of which 119 are counted to be endemic. But what does the future of “seeds” in Lebanon look like?
Green Prophet
AUGUST 26, 2014
While many Muslims don’t drink alcohol , the people of Batroun, Lebanon love their beer. I started in order to make a bit more money so I could buy myself windsurf boards,” he told Lebanon’s Daily Star. “I
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