Nine countries agreed to establish a network of ecologically interconnected marine protected areas (MPAs) along the Pacific coast of the Americas, from Alaska to Patagonia. The aim is to coordinate actions between countries to contribute to the protection and sustainability of ecosystems, as well as improve governance in marine protected areas. The "Americas for the Protection of the Ocean" coalition, ...

A diverse group of 19 participants, comprising experts, ministry officials, fishermen, divers, and NGO representatives, received training focused on developing ecological indicators for monitoring the five criteria for establishing an effective MPA Network in Lebanon: Representation; Replication; Connectivity; viability and resilience; Size and Shape; Critical Areas, as well as governance and socio-economic ...

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 ...