Cancellation of the Bisri Dam Project in Lebanon and its effect on other NGOs
The cancellation of the Bisri dam project is a stunning victory for Lebanon’s environmental activists. And they have no intention of stopping.
Environment
Difficult Times for Fishermen in Tunisia
Artisan fishermen in Tunisia are finding it ever harder to bring in a catch, with pressure from factory fishing vessels and pollution.
Lebanon’s Latest Waste Crisis
Lebanon’s Khalil Gibran wrote: “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” What is found today in one drop of water in Lebanon may be toxic: a threat to the health of citizens, marine life and the Mediterranean.
Interview with Constanze Flamme
by zenith Staff
Trash dumps around Beirut are leaching toxic chemicals and dumping refuse straight into the sea, killing marine life and contaminating beaches. Photographer Constanze Flamme captured the scale of the environmental disaster.
zenithTalk: Sally Hafez Bahgat
by zenith Staff
Air pollution is a major killer in Egypt, with as many as 35,000 Egyptians dying each year from unclean air. Sally Hafez Bahgat wants to reverse the trend by planting more trees.
The Environmental Cost of Job Creation
With construction underway on Istanbul’s third airport, nearby villagers wonder whether the environmental cost of creating new jobs is too high.