Safe to swim? The danger lurking in Lebanon’s waters
Words Bassam Alkantar
The Lebanese coastline extends over 240 kilometers in length. The coastal area, which constitutes around eight percent of the total area of...
The Driving Desire for a Better Future
IPT Energy Center (IPTEC) is an unprecedented,specialized research center in Lebanon set up to carry out research and specialized programs in fields such as...
The Great Green Wall of China
Words Alia Fawaz
The Great Green Wall (also known as the Three North Shelterbelt project) is by far the world’s largest tree-planting project.
To date 66 billion trees...
We need to keep our oceans clean
The toxic truth of our waste
Words Alia Fawaz
Midway Atoll is a deserted paradise in the Pacific Ocean approximately halfway between California and East Asia,...
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...
Disappearing Act America’s great scene stealers are at risk
Words Tamara Batshon
When we think of national parks, we imagine wide-open spaces, lush forests, an abundance of wildlife, and snow-capped mountains safely protected from...