The GEF Small Grants Programme-UNDP is accepting proposals in the five thematic areas:1- Biodiversity2- Land degradation3- Climate Change4- International Water5- Chemicals Deadline for proposals submission is Tuesday, January 31, 2023. For further information please contact Mr. Adnan Melky on 00961 3 641174or Ms. Rebecca Baissari on 00961 70 717350or by email to: adnanm@unops.org or rebeccabaissari@hotmail. ...

Up to one fifth of the Amazon rainforest is emitting more CO2 than it absorbs, new research suggests. Results from a decade-long study of greenhouse gases over the Amazon basin appear to show around 20% of the total area has become a net source of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. One of the main causes is deforestation. While trees are growing they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; dead trees rele ...

After the launching of the “Bahr Bala Plastic” project at the Cultural Center in Byblos. The information sessions for this project started at the Mamlouk Palace in Tyre on Wednesday, 21 August, in the Municipality of Tripoli on Thursday, 22 August, and in the Municipality of Sidon, 26 August, with presence members of associations and municipalities. And civil society to provide grants to implement initiativ ...

"Bahr Bala Plastic" Project, implemented by the Lebanese Environment Forum and the Lebanese Eco Movement and funded of the European Union, launched the call for proposals for small projects to combat plastic pollution in the Mediterranean Sea in the following 3 lots/ thematic areas: Lot I: Tackling land-based sources of pollution  Lot II: Tackling sea-based source of pollution Lot III: Tackling socio-e ...

Lebanese civil society and the European Union Delegation to Lebanon today launched a new environmental initiative tackling marine litter. The joint initiative is part of the "Bahr Bala Plastic" project, which aims at raising awareness about the dangers related to plastic and reducing its use. The "Bahr Bala Plastic" project is funded by the European Union and co-managed by the Lebanon Eco Movement and Leban ...