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Volume 11, No.97, April 2006
CONTENTS

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High voltage dispute (editorial by Najib Saab)

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Bird flu mania: will migrating birds spread it in the Arab Region? How will Arabs confront a possible epidemic? (cover story )
24 Slow food: a revolution against fast food

26

Greener winter Olympics in Torino

28

Saving Oman's Green Mountain

30
An eco-tour in Mount Lebanon
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In pursuit of the Arabian leopard (A Biosphere adventure in Musandam peninsula)
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African mountain gorillas ecotourism could be their only hope for survival
50 International Green Week Berlin (The 80th annual agriculture and garden show)
52 Where is the world water lost?
54 Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia attracts affluent and young readers (New PARC survey in 18 Arab countries)


Letters to the editor 6 - Environment in a month 8 -UNEP news 22 - Environment market 56 - Green library 58- Calendar 60 - Me and the environment drawing and photo competition 36