Global Food Crisis: Crucial Facts the Media Fails to Mention
In Global Food Crisis: Crucial Facts the Media Fails to Mention, we look at some reasons why the global population is struggling to feed itself.
Exclusive Interview With Tariq Saeedi on Libya
In this exclusive interview with News Central Asia editor, Tariq Saeedi he talks about what's actually at stake in Libya.
Land and Water Sparks New Fear of Civil War in Sudan
The escalation of violence around the north-south border in the run-up to Sudan's big divide has sparked fears of a new civil war, but experts contend that the issue is more about land and water rather than oil.
Libya: Water Emerges as a Hidden Weapon
Libya's enormous aquatic reserves could potentially become a new weapon of choice if government forces opt to starve coastal cities that heavily rely on free flowing freshwater.
Sustaining Thyme through Education
There is a saying in Lebanon: a strong man will come out of the thyme's stem. Thyme is one of the most important wild plant in Lebanon for hundreds of years, since the Roman era. A traditional Lebanese herb, Thyme is widely eaten in foods such as Tabbouleh or Kebbe. It was this saying that...
Lebanon: Nature in the City
In Lebanon, cultures are deeply rooted in the land. No one is immune to the nature of everyday living.
The environment is facing unprecedented challenges from climate change and continued loss of biodiversity, sparking a need for a new era of conservation that embraces sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods as well as endangered species.
Arab Media and the Environment
Policy and decision makers in the Arab world are ignoring environmental issues and the importance of sustainable education and nature conservation. A recent report says the media can play a crucial role in raising public and governmental awareness on environmental issues like sustainable education and nature conservation by conveying what life is really like in...
Planting ‘Seeds of Hope’ for Tomorrow’s Generation
It's not an easy task to convince local villages of the benefits of biodiversity and native tree planting. Traditionally trees have come to symbolize an emotion related to Lebanon's cedar tree or as a form of generating income. To challenge this view, the American University of Beirut's Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures (IBSAR) gathered...
The Healthy Kitchen, Recipes from Rural Lebanon
Upon the completion of a two-year research project titled 'Wild Edible Plants: Promoting Dietary Diversity in Poor Communities of Lebanon,' University of Ottawa Professor Dr. Malek Batal teamed up with the American University of Beirut's Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures (IBSAR), to produce 'The Healthy Kitchen, Recipes from Rural Lebanon.'
Reducing Wedding Pollution with Native Trees
Zena el-Khalil, a Lebanese recycling artist and environmental activist, wanted to create a sacred memento for her brother's wedding. To counter the carbon emissions she joined an ongoing tree awareness project initiated by the American University of Beirut's Nature Conservation Center for Sustainable Futures, (IBSAR) - aimed at raising the guests' interest in Lebanon's environment....
Israelis Airdrop an Occupation
An estimated 25 percent of cultivated land is now inaccessible in the south. During the summer of 2006, Israel pounded Lebanon with over four million cluster bombs and artillery shells that destroyed villages, displaced thousands and wrecked more than 70 percent of the southern economy. Financial losses to the livestock sector alone were estimated at...
