The Muhanna Foundation, a non-profit organization, launched a free mobile phone application called "Waffir" that aims to provide anonymous reporting of street lamps that are lit in daytime across Lebanon. It said that street lights that are turned on during the day constitute a waste of energy and resources to citizens and the government alike and, therefore, should be reported immediately. It pointed out t ...

2013 marks the 13th year for the Mediterranean Honorific Award organized by Mediterrània - Centre d'Iniciatives Ecològiques (CIE) and MIO-ECSDE. The Award recognizes and rewards excellence and innovation in projects relating to the environment and sustainable development. Mediterranean organisations working on environmental protection, sustainable development, culture and environment, gender mainstreaming, ...

A cooperation agreement has been signed by the Ministry of Environment (MoE) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Through the agreement, the MoE will receive a grant for a total of almost $1 million from the UNEP’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) towards the implementation of a $2.3 million project for maritime development. The project includes developing a framework for sustainable manageme ...

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According to data compiled by the Association of Car Importers in Lebanon, the number of newly registered car sales stood at 35,477 in 2012, rising by 9.3% from a total of 32,455 cars sold in 2011, noting that 92% of newly registered cars consist of those of smaller sizes. During the month of December 2012, newly registered cars totaled 3,428, against 2,743 in December 2011. Korea’s Kia ranked first in term ...

  In mid nineties, Lebanon signed and ratified many international environmental treaties and conventions Accordingly, Global Environment Facility (GEF) had established some projects aiming at facilitating the implementation of those treaties/conventions. These projects were implemented by UNDP CO in coordination and partnership with concerned ministries including Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of hy ...

The Energy Ministry signed a $348 million contract with a Danish-German consortium to build new power plants in Jiyyeh and Zouk. Under the contract, Danish BWSC and German Man Diesel will build two plants, with a maximum capacity of 272 megawatts, at the same locations housing Lebanon’s two biggest power plants. Energy Minister Gebran Bassil has said that the construction would take between 15 months and 18 ...

Survival Options-Ecological Footprint of Arab Countries is the fthin the series of annual reports produced by the Arab Forum forEnvironment and Development (AFED) on the state of the Arabenvironment. It examines sustainability choices in Arab countries,based on a survey of people's demand of natural capital andavailable supply.The primary aim of the AFED annual reports is to foster the use ofscience in pol ...

Eleven awards are granted every two years from applicant projects all over the world, which are then exemplified on UN-Habitat’s ‘Best Practice Database’, which contains proven solutions to common social, economic and environmental problems. Assad Serhal, Director General of SPNL expressed his joy in receiving the award for the Qoleileh Hima project, which is one of the most successful Hima projects carried ...