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Beyond Magazine Issue 18 Summer 2015

What a wonderful world

Pascale Choueiri Saad Yesterday, while driving, I was listening to Louis Armstrong’s famous song. I closed my eyes and saw trees of green, red roses too. I...

Look to the hills

Malek Hakim Since it is difficult to obtain the necessary water resources from the mountainous areas because of their karst topography, and because it is difficult to obtain groundwater by drilling wells, Lebanon has...

It’s their fault,and ours

Malek Hakim During a one-week visit to Lebanon in September 2014 to assess Lebanese water security, water experts from the Dutch Risk Reduction (DRR ) team found that although suitable water strategies and...

Barking up the right tree

Louis Parks Reforestation in Lebanon is a major undertaking and one that might seem to be a hopeless task. However, according to Garo Haroutian, an expert on reforestation, recent work might just be...

Leaf it up to nature

Alia Fawaz Driving along highways that are lined with trees is always a pleasant experience. Miles of leafy roads add beauty and much shade to the pleasure...