This post was written by guest contributor Michael J. Oghia. Michael is a Belgrade-based independent consultant, researcher, and editor working within the Internet governance ecosystem, […]
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Activists urge Lebanese to boycott Beirut dolphin show
In the wake of Cirque Du Liban’s announcement of the Beirut Dolphinarium’s upcoming August show, animal right’s activists, who had put together a video urging […]
Urban expansion threatens one of Lebanon’s last remaining turtle sanctuaries
If it’s not the garbage, the illegal fishing methods, or the pollution, it’s seaside construction. The threats facing marine turtles that come to south Lebanon’s […]
Successive Lebanese governments, EU must be tried for ecocide
Let’s forgo the formalities and the lengthy intros; Lebanon is on the edge of a massive ecological catastrophe, yet we remain silent – in a […]
Beirut cuts down trees, activists up in arms
A recent decision of urban tree removal by the Beirut municipality in Msaitbeh over the weekend has solicited vehement condemnation from online activists and the […]
If Lebanon’s pine trees die, so will we
No, I don’t mean to sound like a fearmonger, but the blight affecting Lebanon’s pine trees should be taken seriously. Much more seriously. The story […]
Silky shark killed off Naameh coast, authorities must act
A day after four stingrays were freed subsequent to getting entangled in old fishing nets off the coast of Ramlet al-Baida, further south from Beirut, and […]
Dolphins, whales, sharks off Lebanese coast aren’t dangerous – we are
I can’t believe that I have to actually tell people not to panic because we still have some semblance of marine life off our coasts. The […]
Fatal disease threatens Lebanon’s historic parasol pines
This story has been updated with a follow-up post titled, “If Lebanon’s pine trees die, so will we“. Whether it’s deep in the open woodlands […]
42 years on: We commemorate the start of the war, but not its end
42 years ago, the Lebanese civil war started. 27 years ago, we were told it ended. For 27 years we’ve been commemorating the start of the civil […]