Volume 12, No.107, February 2007

 

5 Beirut's day of environmental shame (editorial by Najib Saab)

14 Arab environmental priorities: Water, desertification, coastal areas, cities and security: Expert deliberations for GEO4 (cover story)

24 Revolutionary recommendations to strengthen UN environmental performance

26 Youth Environment Parliament (YEP) in Lebanon: The first elected Arab environment parliament

28 An obese Arab community: Lebanese women are slimmest and Omani women are fattest

32 Environmental apprehension: from science to politics

36 In the bird sanctuary: Swiss support for 4 environmental tourism spots in Lebanon

42 Best photos in nature: Selections from Shell's wildlife photographer of the year competition entries

48 Water desalination in Yanbu, KSA

50 Water deliberations in Morocco

52 The 10 most polluted cities in the world: A study by Blacksmith Institute

56 Sunshine in Rattenberg: Artificial daylight for the shadowed Austrian town

 

Letters to the editor 6 Environment in a month 8 UNEP news 22 Environment market 60 Green library 62 Calendar 64

 

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