Building Lebanon’s First Natural Park: SPNL Engages Local Leaders in the Beirut River Valley
As part of the project “Beirut River Valley: Towards Establishing Lebanon’s First Natural Park”, funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC),...
Lebanese Relief Scouts Join Awareness Session on Combating Illegal Hunting
In Harajel, the Anti-Poaching Unit (APU) organized an engaging awareness session for the Lebanese Relief Scouts – Mar Roukoz School Troop in Qlayaat. The...
Lebanese Environment Forum Pushes for a Legal Framework for Marine Protected Areas Network in Lebanon
After years of active efforts to safeguard Lebanon’s environment, particularly its coastal and marine ecosystems, the Lebanese Environment Forum (LEF), in partnership with the...
Nature’s Silent Guardians: Celebrating Vultures on International Vulture Awareness Day
A Misunderstood Bird with a Vital Role
They circle high above the savannas, deserts, and mountains, their silhouettes stark against the horizon. For centuries, vultures...
Hotspots of exploitation: where are species under greatest threat?
A new paper pinpoints global hotspots for unsustainable commercial harvesting of species to prioritise efforts tackling one of the greatest threats to nature.
By Margaret...
Rooted Everyday announces first environment-themed Mediterranean writing competition
The new ‘Rooted Everyday Mediterranean Short Story Prize’ will celebrate and protect the rich culture and biodiversity found in Mediterranean ecoregions.
Key Dates:
Competition launches: Tuesday...
The Mediterranean’s first environment-themed short story competition is looking for new...
The Rooted Everyday Mediterranean Short Story Prize adult competition is now open (2 April – 24 June) #MedStoryPrize
Eligibility
Stories could draw inspiration from the oral tradition of...
Japanese Embassy field visit to Hima Ras Al Maten
The Japanese ambassador to Lebanon Ambassador Matahiro Yamaguchi visited Hima Ras Al Maten in Mount Lebanon. The field visit started with an introduction at...
Lebanon Hosts the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week
The Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations(FAO), is hosting the Sixth edition of the Mediterranean...
