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AL-BIA
WAL-TANMIA
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The Leading Pan-Arab Environment Magazine |
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EVENTS |
European Nuclear Power Conference
24-25 November
Paris, France
http://www.c5-online.com/NuclearPower.htm
4th International Renewable Energy Storage Conference - IRES 2009
24-25 November
Berlin, Gernany
http://www.eurosolar.org
COP15
7-18 December
Copenhagen, Denmark
http://en.cop15.dk
Energaia
9-12 December
Montpellier, France
http://www.energaia-expo.com
November-December 2009
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Wildlife declines in Kenya's Masai Mara |
Operation Demeter yields tons of illegal shipments of hazardous waste |
Electronic Wastes: how China became the world e-waste dump |
Valuing Guyana’s rainforest Arabic text in Sept.. 2009 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
 Eco-house in Aqaba An architect and a consultant design the model house for a hotter, flatter, but greener world. As a bonus, it looks fantastic. By Nicholas Seeley. Full Story Arabic text in Sept. 2009 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
Climate change is causing a redefinition of the process of development. By Gunilla Carlsson and Mohamed El-Ashry Full Story Arabic text in July-Aug. 2009 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
 Hero of the nightSaving Mexico’s endangered bats through protection and education By:Lynne Schuyler Full
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 Netherlands
Boosts Security Against Rising SeasThe Delta Committee has made twelve recommendations to 'future proof' the Netherlands, securing the country against flooding. Full Story Arabic text in Oct. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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Twelve Steps to Help You Kick the CO2 HabitYou may think you don’t know where to begin, but by reading this, you have already begun. Full Story Arabic text in Jun. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia |
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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 |
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Environment
& Development Magazine Echmoun Bldg., Damascus Road P.O. Box: 113-5474, Beirut 1103 2040, Lebanon Tel: (+961)1-321800, Fax: (+961)1-321900 E-mail: envidev@mectat.com.lb © 2009 by Environment & Development All rights reserved |
23 - 29 November 2009
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GREEN NEWS |
Oil and gas producer Algeria is to build a plant to manufacture solar panels as part of a plan to draw 5 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2015, state media reported.
Ice volume around the Arctic region hit the lowest level ever recorded this year as climate extremes brought death and devastation to many parts of the world, the U.N. weather agency WMO said.
A total of 17,650 species of animals, also including shrimps, corals, starfish or crabs, have been identified in the frigid, sunless waters of the deep sea down to about 5 km (3 miles) deep.
Travelers to the tiny tropical island of Pingtung county in southern Taiwan can soon expect the air quality to match the pristine marine attractions under an initiative to replace gasoline-powered vehicles with electric ones.
In a 5-0 vote, the California Energy Commission approved the country's first efficiency regulations for TVs of up to 58 inches. The new Appliance Efficiency Regulations will require new televisions sold in California to consume 33 percent less electricity by 2011 and 49 percent less electricity by 2013.
Nations that take into account natural resources in their investment strategies will have higher rates of return and stronger economies, a report backed by the United Nations' Environment Programme said.
The United States pledged $275 million to rainforest protection, at an event hosted by Britain's heir to the throne, Prince Charles, in London.
Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found.
Seed banks need a further $250 million to preserve all varieties of food crops including those which may best survive future climate changes, the Global Crop Diversity Trust said.
Biofuel startup ZeaChem has begun building a biofuel pilot plant that will turn cellulosic feedstocks into ethanol via a novel approach that uses microbes found in the guts of termites. ZeaChem says its process also has the potential to produce a plastic feedstock.
Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar. New strategies must be built around 'green' agricultural technologies, such as adaptive plant breeding, pest forecasting, rainwater harvesting and fertiliser microdosing.
The NightHawks--who claim to be the longest-running minor-league basketball franchise in the United States--have gone green, changing their name, attracting green-friendly sponsors like Honest Tea and Sweet Green and CarbonFund.org, and holding an introductory event at which the promise of a bamboo court, hemp nets and uniforms made from either recycled plastic or recycled bamboo were floated.
Environmental Damages Due to Hostilities in Gaza Strip
Retrofiting for the environment
Let’s make 2009 a Green Year!
Recyclable homes
Little progress in Poznan toward a new climate treaty
Wisdom of the Andes
Interview
with Lorraine Bolsinger, GE Corporate Vice President