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Volume 11, No.95, February 2006
CONTENTS

5

Dinosaurs on four wheels invade Arab roads (editorial by Najib Saab)

8
Noise polluting Arab cities (special report)
20 Klaus Toepfer: optimistic about the future of Arab environment (interview with UNEP's executive director)

28

Metro in Dubai

30

Cleanest and dirtiest cars in 2006: first Arab classification according to emissions (cover story)

36
Pollution and health hazards menacing taxi drivers
39
Environment in extracurricular education
40
Treated wastewater irrigation in the West Bank
44 Jabal Al-Arab (a rich volcanic mountain in Syria)
50 Forests for life
57 Secrets of underwater hot geysers
58 Winners of Zayed international prize for the environment
61 Abu Dhabi international environmental film festival
62 Eat locally
64 Living without plastic bags


Letters to the editor 6 - Environment in a month 14 -UNEP news 24 -Environment market 66 - Green library 68 - Calendar 70 - The young environmentalist 79