Retrofiting for the environment
In Asia, the ubiquitous motorized tricycle with its two-stroke engine is a major cause of air pollution.
By: Francesco Raeli

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Arabic text in Apr. 2009 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Let’s make 2009 a Green Year!
Economic growth is possible without increasing CO2 emissions. Denmark sets the example
By Jan Top Christensen, Ambassador of Denmark in Beirut

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Arabic text in Apr. 2009 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Little progress in Poznan toward a new climate treaty
By Mohamed Al-Ashry

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Arabic text in Jan. 2009 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Wisdom of the Andes
Zenon Porfidio Gomel Apaza thought he knew all about farming...
Pioneering Spirits, The 12th Rolex Awards for Enterprise
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Arabic text in Sept.. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Sewage Remains Primary Pollutant in Lebanese Waters
Where to swim in Lebanon in 2007?
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Arabic text in June 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Climate change will not spare the Arab World
Environmental activists gathered in London to discuss climate issues
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Arabic text in June 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Post-War Environment in Lebanon
Main Findings and Recommendations of UNEP's Post-Conflict Branch Assessment Team
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Arabic text in May 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Tannoura, Deceived by Politicians, Saved by Greywater.
A success story of a Lebanese village.
By: Nadine Haddad El-Hajj & Lea Kai
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Arabic text in April 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Renewable Energy Outlook in the Arab Region
By: Basel Al-Yousfi and Ali Al-Karaghouli (UNEP/ROWA)
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Arabic text in March 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Looking for Lynx in the Swiss Alps
By: Mark Schulman
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Arabic text in March 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

The World Grows Organically
Interview with Bernward Geier
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Arabic text in March 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

China Shifts Gears
Automakers,oil, pollution and development
By: Kelly Sims Gallagher
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Arabic text in January 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Mediterranean Threatened by Development
Development pressures threaten to overwhelm the Mediterranean by 2025.
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Arabic text in January 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Wild Borneo
The island of Borneo is a place of great natural beauty and rich biodiversity
By: Nick Garbutt and J. Cede Prudente
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Arabic text in January 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Project Sky Hole Patching
Tackling Illegal Trade in Ozone-depleting Substances and Dangerous Waste
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Arabic text in January 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Squashed Insects
Greetings from your Windshield...
Now, what's that gunk on my car?
By: Volker Steger, Professional science photographer based in Munich,Germany
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Arabic text in October 2006 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Helping Lebanon minimize environmental damage
By: Habib El-Habr, regional director UNEP/ROWA
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Arabic text in September 2006 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Rehabilitating Lebanon's environment
Exclusive commentary for Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia
By: Achim Steiner, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
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Arabic text in September 2006 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Evaluation of the State of the Environment
Average of 18 Arab Countries

Arab Public Opinion & the Environment
A survey on environmental trends in Arab countries, conducted in 2006.
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complete Arabic survey report in July 2006 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Inventing for the Environment
"Inventing for the Environment" consists of a collection of essays written by specialists in a wide variety of fields; they include environmental, science technology and business historians as well as engineers, scientists, architects and town planners.
Reviewed by: Marja Saab
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Arabic text in April 2006 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Renewable Energy: Germany's Choice for the Future
Renewable energy and energy efficiency are being taken seriously in Germany as major options for the future.
by: Joachim Fischer and Boghos Ghougassian
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Arabic text in March 2006 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Workshop
Arab Municipal Executives Discuss Environmental Management
The second regional workshop for environmental management at the municipal level, held in Beirut between14-19 November 2005.
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Arabic text in December 2005 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Dirty Thirty:
Europe's most polluting power stations
After a summer of climate-related flooding, droughts and heatwaves in parts of Europe, a new ranking by WWF reveals the continent's worst climate polluting power stations.
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Arabic text in December 2005 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

CO2 Storage May Minimize Climate Change
New IPCC report confirms that CO2 capturing and storage could play a major role in combating climate change - but only if key constraints are addressed
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Arabic text in December 2005 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Nature's Wisdom in EXPO 2005
EXPO 2005, AICHI, Japan is a perspective that is needed in order to curtail the burden we are placing on nature from the technological and scientific progress we have reached.
by: Sahar Farhat
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(Full Arabic text in December 2005 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia)

One Planet Many People: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
UNEP's bestseller highlights rapid urbanization, forest loss and other environmental changes as depicted by satellite images
(Full Arabic text in November 2005 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia)
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A splash of green for the Red Sea
Diving in the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba reveals a moving, technicolour vision that is simply breathtaking. But it's not just countless schools of fish and colourful sea anemones that one finds in these balmy waters.
by: Xenya Cherny
(Full Arabic text in November 2005 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia)
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America's environmental report card
To what extent do American citizens understand the causes and possible solutions to the nation's environmental ills?
Book Review by: Marja Vos
(Full Arabic text in May 2005 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia)
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