Another smart idea for an environmental campaign from the UAE. Public figures are putting efforts together to encourage youth to get involved in a campaign for the collection and recycling of used mobile phones. With the exponential increase of mobile phone use and penetartion in the Arab world and the short life span of a mobile this idea can well be replicated in many other countries. This is new... [read more]

It is about time that a coherent action be done in Jordan to encourage organic farming. The practices of oraganic farming have been widespread in many countries in almost all continents but are still not penetrating the Arab world. This news item from the Jordan Times provides some hope for a transition based on sound regulations.   By Hana Namrouqa   AMMAN - The Ministry of Agriculture... [read more]

Tunisia has issued a new environmental protection law that cracks heavily on air pollution from factories and vehicles. specifying financial fines and imposing the polluters to join a pollution monitoring network at their expense. The Tunisian Parliament and Council of Advisors recently passed a law instituting mandatory measures for monitoring air quality and delineating a series of hard penalties... [read more]

Environmentalism is a shared conviction among all human races, religions and ideologies and it reflects a sense of deep attachment to sustainable values that is not limited to a particular set of beliefs, more than others. Reading an article entitled "Muslims going green" in South California In Focus", described by its publishers as "the largest muslim newspaper California" made me feel uncomfortable... [read more]

Al Mushatta industrial hub is emrging as a promising and attractive location for new industries in Jordan. The hub is established in a strategic location adjacent to the Queen Alia Airport in Jordan and spans an area of 4.4 million square meters of state-of-the-art infrastructure for attracting new industries. The environmental added value of this hub is its special eco-friendly infrastructure... [read more]

Thanks to my fellow Jordanian blogger Naseem Tarawnah I was facing the shock of my life. In his blog he teased his readers to guess who actually was saying the following sentences last week:   "In fact, the life of all of mankind is in danger because of the global warming resulting to a large degree from the emissions of the factories of the major corporations, yet despite that, the representative... [read more]

Ok, this is a nice refreshing challenge for all of you interested in photography. A special contest is currently on flickr for the greenest photo ever. The contest is designed by DeSmogBlog which is a website dedicated to clearing the PR pollution that clouds climate change. It promotes scientific facts about global warming, and aspire to debunk climate change deniers. Details of the contest can... [read more]

You would not think that Libya can get any greener. With an all green flag, and a political ideology that is based on the "green book" Libya has adopted the green approach in its state management at all levels. However the chance is there for a new wave of "green policy" in Libya based on green and sustainable tourism. Many global media outlets were really excited last week with the news that Saif... [read more]

Blogging late better than never. I know it has been two weeks since I came back from Alexandria after participating in the IUCN CEC workshop entitled "New Learning for Sustainability in the Arab Region" but I have learned a lot from this event which made me think deep before blogging. Actually I was very busy with some work deadlines, thinking about the future of this blog and celebrating the holy... [read more]

Starting this September, the Arab Environment Monitor finishes it first year as a regional environmental blog and prepares for the second year with a lot of excitement and potential ideas for improvement. It was a nice coincidence that I was participating in an IUCN organized workshop entitled "New Learning for Sustainability in the Arab Region" that was held in the magnificant Bibliotheca Alexandrina... [read more]