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...
See them before they disappear
Words John Gray
Shishmaref, a remote Inupiate Eskimo village with a population of 650 people, has been identified as one of Alaska’s most eroded communities. ...
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 –...
Intelligence
“Intelligence is the ability to solve problems and plants are amazingly good in solving their problems.”
Stefano Mancuso
We’re in this together How to tackle the world’s issues sustainably
Words Ingmar Strum, Teodora Cakarmis, Victoria Hamdorf and Sania El Kadi
The world today is in trouble. More than one-eighth of the world’s population goes...
THE SOURCE OF THE TROUBLE
Words Nour Masri *
Threats
The Qaraoun Catchment feeds Lebanon’s big- gest and longest river, the Litani. This catchment is a critical source of water for...