Did you know March 21st is the International Day of Forests? Today is a day for raising awareness about deforestation of the Earth’s forest and trees. People around the world celebrate it by doing different activities such as tree planting, art work and spreading the word on social media.   Watch this short video by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and spread this messa ...

Hope in a Changing Climate optimistically reframes the debate on global warming. Illustrating those large, decimated eco-systems can be restored, the BBC World documentary reveals success stories from Ethiopia, Rwanda and China which prove that bringing large areas back from environmental ruin is possible, and key to establishing the earth's climate, eradicating poverty and making sustainable agriculture a ...

IUCN (National Committee of the Netherlands) provides Small Grants for the Purchase of Nature (SPN) to local NGOs Asia, Latin America, Africa and the Pacific to work towards protection of threatened nature, create safe reserves and connect wildlife habitats for endangered species. Deadline: 1 May 2014 The idea behind this grant opportunity is that if capable NGOs start purchasing land areas with the financi ...

The European Commission has launched a Call for Proposals worth a total of €8.25 million for the regional programme "SUDEP - Supporting the Southern Neighbourhood Partnership cities in the implementation of Sustainable Urban Demonstration Energy Projects”.   The global objective of the call is to enable local authorities in the region to address local sustainable development challenges related to energ ...

The Lebanese Environment Forum has received a CEPF large grant of over $180,000 to promote sustainable hunting practices in Lebanon, using a community-based approach. The project will complement other work by the BirdLife International/UNDP-GEF Migratory Soaring Birds project, and by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon (SPNL), the BirdLife national Partner.   Despite its small geographi ...

Terms of References Consultancy for Development of Communication Plan   The Lebanese Environment Forum-LEF is seeking a motivated and eager candidate for the development of communication plan under the “Promoting sustainable hunting practices in Lebanon using community based approach” Project funded by CEPF.   Duties and Responsibilities -           Develop a communication plan for sustainable hun ...

 China and the United States, the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, pledged on Saturday 15 February, to work together to attenuate the effects of global climate change. "China and the United States will work together ... to collaborate through enhanced policy dialogue, including the sharing of information regarding their respective post-2020 plans to limit greenhouse gas emissions," according to a U ...

An orchestra for kids with instruments made from trash? A cello made from oil can and pieces of wood, that were thrown in the garbage; a saxophone made of spoons and buttons. These instruments are crafted by Nicolas, a 'recycler' with no previous experience making musical instruments, who is living 'hand-to-mouth' by the garbage dump in Catuera, Paraguay. Inspired by this initiative and creativity, Maestro ...

Three days into the closure of the road between Naame landfill and Ain Drafil, garbage flooded the roads in Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam promised to find a solution if the roads are reopened for garbage collection trucks for 48 hours. Waste collection restarted Sunday night, and the landfill will reopen for 48 hours.   In an April 2010 cabinet session, a raging argume ...

Act Now, Save Later. Since the year 2000, almost 1 million people have lost their lives to disasters caused by natural hazards. 2 billion people have been affected. 1 trillion dollars in damage was caused. Every one dollar spent on preparing for disasters could save seven dollars in response. Yet, the international community is spending only 1% of aid on disaster preparedness. We can't prevent disasters, bu ...