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Climate Change Hits Lebanese Forests With Unprecedented Force As Scorching Heat Waves Intensify the Fires – The Iconic Cedars Face More Threats Than Ever
Greenpeace MENA premiers ‘Cedars of Lebanon’ short film online to highlight the increasing impact of climate change on the iconic tree.
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Greenpeace Statement: Open Letter to the UN regarding the FSO SAFER
12 August 2020: Commenting on the publication of an open letter to the UN Secretary-General urging them to take action to deal with the FSO SAFER oil tanker and stop a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe off Yemen, Greenpeace MENA Executive Director Zeina Alhajj said:
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Greenpeace: Lebanon’s Death Rate and Economic Cost due to Air Pollution among the Highest in the MENA Region
Greenpeace MENA published a global report today entitled “Toxic Air: The Price of Fossil Fuels,” including figures that reveal the massive health and economic cost endured by countries due to their reliance on fossil fuels, which pollute the air and increase disease and mortality rates. The report also sheds light on the solutions that can…
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Greenpeace: Lebanon is on fire and climate change is fueling it
More than 104 strong fires have been spreading out in different parts of Lebanon over the past 24 hours, forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of…
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For the first time in history Youth from Morocco, Lebanon, Tunisia, Iraq and other countries in the MENA region marched the streets and demanded climate actions!
In a week of action between friday 20th of September and today 27th, the world has witnessed the most inspiring days in the climate movement around the world with millions…
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Greenpeace reveals a massive whale art installation in Morocco to send a message to the world: protect our oceans!
Part of the one year ‘Pole to Pole’ expedition to document and highlight the main threats facing the oceans and demanding “ocean sanctuaries", Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa (MENA) revealed today an art installation made of 800 used plastic bottles representing a blue whale.
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Makkah ranks as 2nd most polluted provinces in the world
Greenpeace revealed today the results of a global analysis, using satellite data collected by NASA identifying the world’s worst sources of sulphur dioxide (SO2) pollution, an irritant gas known to affect human health and one of the main pollutants contributing to deaths from air pollution worldwide.
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Greenpeace Report: Favoring renewable energy over natural gas will save the Lebanese government money
We urge the ministry of energy to take the right and brave decision of backtracking and replacing some planned thermal power capacity with renewable energy
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Greenpeace MENA welcomes inauguration of world’s largest solar farm in Abu Dhabi
Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa (MENA) welcomed the inauguration in Abu Dhabi of the world’s largest independent solar power plant, Noor, as a significant step in the quest of the United Arab Emirates to diversify away from oil.
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World’s most northern ice concert performed in support of Ocean Sanctuaries
With temperatures below -12 degrees celsius, the rhythms of chimes, horns, ice percussion and a cello blended together to send a message from the Arctic for the need to protect…