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Volume 10, No.91, October 2005
CONTENTS

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From Katrina to Rita: A prelude to climate change (editorial by Najib Saab)

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Life lost in smoke (rates of smoking decrease worldwide and increase in the Arab region) (cover story)
24 A proposed Arab environment fund seeking US$30 million

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Environment fund and Arab priorities (by Mostafa Kamal Tolba)

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All for sale in Lebanon: Will the land-use plan regulate the chaos?

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Dinniyyeh highlands (snow and greenery in North Lebanon)
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Bonsai (the art of raising dwarf trees)
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Divers from the United Arab Emirates scan tsunami deeps
46 Restoring traditional mills in Jordan's Rayyan valley
48 The ozone fund: A story of success
50 Vital signs 2005 (Earthwatch report)
54 Pursuing sea water irrigation in arid regions (what's going on at the international center for biosaline agriculture in Dubai)

Letters to the editor 7 - Environment in a month 8 -UNEP news 22 - Environment market 58 - Calendar 60 - Green library 62