Emotions
THE DEADLY EFFECT OF HUNTING LONG AFTER THE SHOOTING IS DONE
Words Bassam Alkantar
The use of traditional plastic wad components in gun cartridges can have a devastating impact on wildlife and the environment. Each year,...
Essence
SHOOT TO THRILL: THE ART OF MAHDI SKAFI
WORDS BASSAM ALKANTAR
THE INNOVATIVE ART DIRECTOR AND DOCUMENTARY FILM PRODUCER, MAHDI SKAFI WWW.MAHDISKAFI.COM, INTRODUCES HIS PHOTOS, WHICH ARE NATURAL COMPANIONS TO HIS PASSION FOR...
Horizons
Worshipping the View … Breathtaking churches of the Mediterranean
Words John Gray
Some of the most stunning churches are located on the Mediterranean coast. They range from grand cathedrals to small, intimate churches. Whether...
Photography
Olympus Global Open Photo Contest 2017-18
Anyone can participate with any kind of camera
Throughout our nearly 100-year history, Olympus has been recognized as a pioneer and innovator focused on contributing...
Climate Change
Letter From The Editor
Beirut tech sector’s resilience faces another political test (source Financial Times)
Marianne Hoayek says 9,000 tech jobs have already been created
Four years ago, Lebanon’s central bank launched a $400m programme to support tech start-ups. Among...
Every breath you take…
It was summer, and the world smelled of roses and jasmine. The sunshine shimmered like powdered gold on the edge of blue wildflowers and...
Awards & Scholarships
From 2 to 11 November 2018, Global Diversity Foundation (GDF) will organise the first Mediterranean Environments Regional Academy (MERA). This regional academy is an event of the Global Environments Network, a transformative action network created in 2012 to connect and support emerging environmental changemakers. This is our third regional academy and our first academy in the Mediterranean region. We have chosen to organise it...
What's Rising
Dinosaurs’ deaths may be guide to today
Evidence from the dinosaurs’ deaths 65 million years ago might just provide a lesson to learn about the lasting damage now being done by...
What's Hot
Dinosaurs’ deaths may be guide to today
Evidence from the dinosaurs’ deaths 65 million years ago might just provide a lesson to learn about the lasting damage now being done by...
Biodiversity
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” Joel Arthur Barker, American futurist
Soon after I joined the RSPB (BirdLife’s UK partner) in 2004, I was invited to a discussion about a 200-year vision for a nature reserve. Initially, this felt a bit mad because who on...
Meet A Contributor
Words Bassam Alkantar
The use of traditional plastic wad components in gun cartridges can have a devastating impact on wildlife and the environment. Each year, one million birds die from lead poisoning in Europe. Many iconic species, such as the Tundra Swan, the White-tailed Eagle, and the Greater Flamingo, perish after ingesting lead shots from expended ammunition cartridges.
In Lebanon, the...
