Tag: Lebanon
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Beirut's Roofs and Walls Ripe for a Green Takeover
Architects and designers in Beirut are dreaming up ways to create a healthier environment that looks more like the hanging gardens of Babylon than its current concrete jungle.
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Leveling the Playing Field for a Cleaner Mediterranean
Onlookers gazing out over the Bosphorus last week might have been shocked to see a tanker ship and a passenger ferry collide on the busy strait, sending rescue personnel scrambling to
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The Week in Animal News: Long Lost Cat Comes Home, Animals Bathing, and More (Slideshow)
A Colorado family that had long ago given up on finding their cat got some incredible news this week, when Willow was found in New York City -- five years later and 1,800 miles from home.
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Flawed Hunting Ban Puts Birds at Risk in Lebanon
Smaller than the state of Connecticut, Lebanon is nonetheless home to a rich variety of landscapes, from beaches and deserts to
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Reaching Past Borders to Protect the Mediterranean
Countries around the Mediterranean have been abuzz in recent weeks over currently thwarted plans to sail a flotilla of ships to run Israel's blockade on the Gaza Strip -- an
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Fed Up With Living In A Concrete Jungle, Beirut Residents Make Their Own Green Space
Even coming from an overbuilt, traffic-clogged city of 15 million-plus people like Istanbul, Beirut was a bit of a shock.
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World's Biggest Canvas Recycled Into Reusable Bags
After thousands of Lebanese left their handprints on a giant cloth last fall to break the world record for the largest hand-painted canvas, organizers of the Guinness Book of World
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6 Mediterranean Biodiversity 'Hotspots' Identified by New International Conservation Plan
Home to forests, shrublands, wetlands, and alpine landscapes, the Taurus Mountains (Toros
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Pesticide Scare Drives Organic Purchases in Lebanon
A lack of food-safety laws in Lebanon has created a pesticide scare that may drive more consumers to seek out organic produce. Locally grown fruits and vegetables, including grapes,
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Green Prophet's Top 7 Mideast Eco-Tourism Spots
From historic rivers to the world's largest desalination plant, from a futuristic city to a 100-year-old tree-planting
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Fortunes Fade for Fishermen, Marine Life in Lebanon
"The sea back in the 1960s, '70s and '80s was thick with fish and we were the envy of the town. My pockets were always full and I traveled a lot," says Mustapha Shaalan, 68.
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Stop Kissing To Stop The Swine Flu
Tips like washing your hands, recognizing symptoms and anti-social behavior are among
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Israel's New Natural Gas Bonanza Could Ignite Conflict With Lebanon
Amidst all its struggles to develop clean and cleaner technologies (and a recent war with Gaza), it seem that Israelis got a huge gift this week: they were celebrating the discovery of a massive estimated 3 trillion cubic feet natural gas pocket found
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Eco-Tourists In The Middle East Explore Jordan
If you are a safe traveler, then a European holiday is a safe bet. If you do have a taste for the exotic, traveling around the Middle East is full of surprises and intrigue. And eco-tourism is spreading through the Middle East. A typical journey (by
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Eco-Tourism Takes Root in Lebanon
Although we haven't traveled to Lebanon, we have had a Lebanese friend when touring through Syria. He told us that Lebanon was an advanced country and much different than the "time machine feeling" we were getting in Syria: It was 9 years ago, and the
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How Many Miles Left in These Purses?
A sweet little newsletter called "The Honey" has been circulating around the English-speakers in Israel this week. The theme was Eco-Honey. It's basically a team of women who scour the country for its best finds, and places to eat, and ship the deets
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Let Bygones Be Bygones Already, for the Environment's Sake!
Due to security issues, the date has not been released yet, but we are happy to announce that Middle East environmentalists are putting political pet peeves aside to focus on one goal: preserving the environment.
