Turning off the light to make a difference
Words Jihan Seoud and Alia Fawaz
The Earth Hour is a worldwide movement.
This year, 170 countries including 1,200 landmarks
and close to 40 UNESCO world heritage...
Green wide web
Words Alia Fawaz
For decades scientists have been claiming that plants are deeply interconnected and function in synergy. Recently people have begun to compare flora...
Sidon’s trash turns to treasure
Words Tamara Batshon
Many recall the infamous trash mountain in the city of Sidon, which existed for three decades. Now, however, residents of Sidon can...
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...
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, who in his later years became increasingly passionate about plants; and his son Francis thought of the plant as a kind of...
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...