Defying all odds: the journey of Lebanon’s mountain youth

• April 8, 2025
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Cover image: Sarah Semaan Photo Leila Rossa Mouawad Lebanon’s youth have long faced challenges that push them to migrate within and outside the country. In mountainous areas, challenges include limited...

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Hail vs Snow – What’s the difference?

• December 21, 2023
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  Both snow and hail are small pieces of ice that falls from the sky. Then what is it that makes it have two names? There actually is quite some...

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Why do leaves change colors in Autumn?

• September 26, 2023
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First let's think about why some trees drop their leaves before winter. In winter, it would take a lot of energy and water for plants to keep their leaves healthy....

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Youth Conservation Corps

• January 19, 2023
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Youth in Lebanon are constantly looking for suitable opportunities and experiences that match with their interests and potentials. And it’s vivid that Lebanese lifestyle paves the way for youth to...

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forests fires in Lebanon – Interview with Khaled Taleb & Abed Saab (Akkar trail)

• June 2, 2021
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Interview with Khaled Taleb (Local mountain guide & firefighting team member at Akkar Trail) and Abed el Hadi Saab (head of the Wildlife department at Akkar Trail) to talk about...

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An Ancient Tree of the Eastern Mediterranean

• May 20, 2021
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Juniperus Drupacea, A one of its kind Tree The Syrian Juniper, known in French as “genévrier à drupes” is an ancient tree of the Eastern Mediterranean. It is distributed only...

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Mountains of Lebanon – interview with Eddy Saab

• May 5, 2021
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How well do you know Mount Lebanon & Anti-Lebanon ranges? The 7 massifs of Mount Lebanon, the highest peaks, Anti-Lebanon range, all in details with Eddy Saab   View this...

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Chimborazo in Ecuador is the closest mountain to the stars, hello Everest

• April 25, 2021
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Mount Everest, located in Nepal and Tibet, is usually said to be the highest mountain on Earth. Reaching 8848m at its summit, Everest is indeed the highest point above global...

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The Alps, overview & facts

• April 9, 2021
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Cover image: Grandes Jorasses (Spyro Klitira) The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lie in south-central Europe. The mountain range stretches approximately 1,200 kilometers in...

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The most planted tree in Lebanon: the stone pine

• March 30, 2021
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cover image: Managed pine forest above Hasbaya el Matn Pinus pinea is a key forest tree in Lebanon. It is a distinguished conifer tree that has a unique umbrella shape...

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