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AL-BIA
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The Leading Pan-Arab Environment Magazine |
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EVENTS
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SolarExpo & GreenBuilding
15-17 May
Verona, Italy
www.solarexpo.com
World Environment Day 2008
CO2 Kick The Habit!
Towards A Low Carbon Economy
5 June
www.unep.org/wed/2008
May
2008
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species found in Vietnam's green corridorScientists have discovered 11 new species of animals and plants in a remote area in central Vietnam. By WWF Full Story Arabic text in Jan. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
 Harvesting
orange blossomsExtracting "flower water" and essential oils and making marmalade from bitter orange are traditional crafts in some Lebanese villages. By Lola Claeys Bouuaert Full Story Arabic text in Sept. 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
 Melting
glaciers on the Tibetan PlateauGlaciers are melting, temperatures are rising and rainy seasons have become unpredictable. By Claudia Delpero Full Story Arabic text in September 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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 Celebrating
World Environment Day 2007By Habib El Habr, UNEP regional director and representative Full Story Arabic text in June 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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 Forum
for Environment & Development Launches Programmes at UNEP Governing
CouncilFull Story Arabic text in March 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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Environment
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5 - 11 May 2008
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GREEN NEWS
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The world can reach a significant new climate change pact by the end of 2009 if current talks keep up their momentum, the head of the United Nations climate panel said.
The Arctic and Antarctica are poles apart when it comes to the effects of human-fuelled climate change, scientists said: in the north, it is melting sea ice, but in the south, it powers winds that chill things down.
Soldiers, rebels and villagers in Democratic Republic of Congo killed 14 elephants in as many days in Africa's oldest national park to meet rising Chinese demand for ivory, a conservation group said.
Natural climate changes may offset human-caused global warming over the next decade, keeping ocean temperatures the same or even temporarily cooling them slightly, German researchers said.
In the Southwest U.S., biologists are talking about returning beavers to rivers they once inhabited in order to fight droughts - which are expected to get worse as the globe warms. Beaver dams create great sponges that store lots of water.
Tens of thousands of Estonians scoured fields, streets, forests and riverbanks to amass tonnes of rubbish in the Baltic state's first national clean-up.
The US department of energy has awarded a $1.8m grant to research the reuse of water used in oilfield production.
Taco Bell recently announced their plans to install new "Grill-To-Order" cooking machines in all of their locations. The company is making this step to not only reduce water and energy usage, but also improve cost efficiency. Each installation is estimated to save $5,900 a year in electricity cost per store. System-wide Taco Bell expects to save more than $17 million a year.
Over seven billion Pepsi cans will be branded with recycling
messages provided by the National Recycling Coalition as part of Pepsi's
new "Have we met before?" campaign. The purpose of the campaign
is to show that new aluminum cans are produced with at least 40 percent
recycled aluminum.
Climate
change will not spare the Arab World
Post-War
Environment in Lebanon
Tannoura,
Deceived by Politicians, Saved by Greywater.
Renewable
Energy Outlook in the Arab Region