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...

SORT IT OUT!

Words Bassam Al Kantar In Lebanon, an ongoing dilemma on waste management is evident. Studies show that the amount of waste produced needs adequate management...

Do Not Disturb

Developments in the mountains may be endangering the vital water cycle Lebanon, the mountainous terrain with the highest peaks in the Middle East region, is...

Stop Playing Dirty It’s time to come clean

Words Malek Hakim Major global insurance companies are urging G20 leaders to commit to a specific timeline for rapidly phasing out fossil fuel subsidies –...

When concrete is an ugly shock…

You’re crowding my space! Words Bassam Alkantar Beirut’s biggest green space, the Horsh Beirut pine forest, is partially closed to the public. Wherever you walk in...

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...