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...
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...
Thank you, Governor Riad Salame Lebanon’s first green bus is a gift to the...
Words Sawsan Bou Fakhreddine
How to handle its trash is one of Lebanon’s most pressing problems. In the summer of 2015 it reached a tipping...
Lebanon, it’s time to heal: The push for post-war reconciliation
Words Alia Fawaz
While many Lebanese still have unresolved issues from their war-torn past, they are also dealing with on-going sectarian rifts, a presidential vacuum,...
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...
Sacré vert! France’s skyline is about to turn green
Alia Fawaz
According to a recent French law , all new buildings that are constructed in commercial areas must now be partially covered by either solar panels...