Volume 15, No.143, February 2010
5 Arab water: reform or perish (editorial by Najib Saab)
16 When the desert was green satellite images reveal water reservoirs under Arab desert sands
(cover story)
24 Religion protects Earth
28 Tunisia recycles
30 Drought in Syria climate change or policy crisis?
32 ISO standards for carbon footprint of products
40 Promising flowers for Arabian gardens
46 Protector of Indian rainforests
50 Transforming cultures: from consumerism to sustainability Worldwatch report State of the World 2010
54 Life on a bicycle major means of transportation in Denmark
58 Solar complex in Seville, Spain
59 Morocco’s solar energy project
Environment in a month 10 UNEP news 22 New science 60 Green cars 64 Library 66 Calendar 68 Environment market 70
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