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20.12.12
Armed with a camera, environmental activist Christian Akhras visits Lebanon's mountains to photograph Juniper trees. He later posts the photos he takes on his Facebook page as part of his efforts to raise awareness about the importance of preserving the Lazzab, or Juniper tree. It is more important than the More...
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20.12.12
For such a tiny nation, Kuwait produces some of the world’s highest per capita amounts of trash. Kuwait produces more than 2 million tonnes of solid waste which has disastrous consequences. The main form of solid waste disposal used is landfill burial which comes with its own set of problems More...
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10.12.12
A back-to-the-land movement is blossoming in the Palestinian Authority, the United Nation’s newest nonmember observer state. “The Palestinian future is in the land.” Farmer Khader Khader said, standing in his organic olive grove in the northern West Bank village of Nus Jubail. Many Palestinian farmers are switching to organic farming More...
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09.12.12
Egypt’s youth are an inspiring bunch. They have taken down a dictator, and withstood the subsequent uncertainty, but their hardest battle may come in convincing the country that the natural surroundings are worth saving. But they are not being deterred. A few dedicated environmentalists in the country gathered this month More...
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02.12.12
The campaign, Watersavers, aims to fit every single tap in Abu Dhabi's estimated 220,000 households with a simple water-saving device. Once the installation is complete, it could save up to AED 300 million per year. The tiny device comprises an O-ring and mesh gauze, costing US$ 2. While residents will More...
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02.12.12
Abu Dhabi’s stellar efforts to raise green performance across industry sectors position that Gulf state as regional leader in both conceiving sustainable solutions, and more critically, setting them in action. There are some more famous projects like the multi-million dollar zero-energy city Masdar. But this is just the tip of More...
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25.11.12
A former military bunker in the desert is one of the last places you might expect to find nature bloom. But above a maze of abandoned foxholes to the north of Kuwait's capital lies a landscape that shimmers green and purple with vegetation, attracting foxes, migratory birds and other wildlife. The More...
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11.11.12
According to a report entitled Indicators of Sustainable Development 2011 released by Qatar’s statistics’ authority, the state has experienced a 27% annual increase in ozone-depleting substances, 9.3% increase in nitrogen oxides (NOx), and 3.6% increase in carbon dioxide (CO2). Qatar has held the emissions world record for two decades. To More...
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11.11.12
One place you don't expect to see waves lapping against the shore is in the middle of a desert. But that's exactly what's happening deep inside the United Arab Emirates, where a recently formed lake is nestled into the sand dunes, and a new ecosystem is emerging. Drive through the More...
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04.11.12
Gaza produces roughly 1,000 pounds of waste every day and until now most of it has gone untreated. But a new recycling plant situated very close to the border with Egypt has recently opened to manage some of this waste, which is otherwise scattered throughout farmlands or in the case More...
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