Well, hello there! A new guest in Lebanon bears glad tidings
Words Bassam Alkantar
Even though Lebanon has witnessed many environmental tragedies on more than one level, especially in terms of biological degradation, in the last...
Thumbs up Bikfaya Biclean helps one municipality take the lead by example
Words Bassam Alkantar
The Lebanese government has said that it will temporarily reopen a landfill and build three new landfills to ease an eight-month rubbish...
We’ll always have Paris Hope hinges on watershed agreement
Words Bassam Alkantar
In December 2015, an agreement on climate change was reached in Paris, thanks to the skillfulness of French diplomacy. The Climate Agreement...
The only way is out
Words Bassam Alkantar
Seven months ago, the authorities shut the main landfill site (Naameh) for garbage from the capital, without providing an alternative. Since then, rubbish...
That Sinking Feeling
Lebanon’s beaches are contaminated at dangerous levels in many public areas and resorts in the country, according to testing conducted by National Centre for...
Goodbye Paris …Trump turns his back on the future
Words Bassam Alkantar
In December 2015, after years of negotiations, 195 countries made a new commitment to work together to address global climate change. This...