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...

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...

It’s Getting Hot in Here So let’s talk about sex

Words Bassam Alkantar Climate-warming temperatures might be expected to affect the sex ratio of species if sex determination is temperature-dependent. Several studies show that indirect...

A dam fine solution?

Bassam Alkantar  Increasing water storage capacity is a very practical way to increase water security in Lebanon. A revised set of priorities, including further evaluation of risks and financing, might expedite the construction...

A FORCE FOR GOOD

Words Bassam Al Kantar The Lebanese Armed Forces has earned national status for being trustworthy and an emblem of Lebanese pride. Through reducing greenhouse gas...

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...