Editorial
Environmental Challenges of the New Reign
Paul Salem

Theme: The Environment in Lebanon 
The Role of Fertilisers and Pesticides in the Pollution of the Environment and Foods in Lebanon
Nasri Kawar

Dried and Canned Food in Nutrition and Their Impact on Health
Raja Tannous

The Spread of Quarrying and its Impact on the Environment
Hany Abou Fadel

The Destruction of Lebanon’s Patrimony
Jad Tabet

The Environment and Reconstruction
Kamal Feghali

The Role of Civil Associations in the Protection of the Environment
Shady Hamade

Environmentalism and the New Educational Curriculum
Mustapha Yaghi

The Experience of Nature Reserves in Lebanon: How to Improve and Expand them
Fayssal Abu Ezzedine

The Role of the State, State Institutions, and Municipalities in Environmental Protection
Hyam Mallat

The Role of the Ministry of Environment in Environmental Management
Ali Habhab

Requirements and Perspectives of Environmental Management
Abdallah Dah and Hussein Hyjazi

Perspectives and Opportunities of Energy Recycling in Lebanon
Riad Chedid

Towards the Development of the Conditions for Sustainable Development in Lebanon
Mohammad Khawli

Developing an Urban Plan to Protect the Environment
Assem Slam

The Role of Architecture and Urbanism in the Protection of Patrimony and Environment
Ata Jabbour

Developing Laws to Protect the Environment
Abdallah Zakhia

Recommendations

Studies:

The Political Abuse of the Lebanese Syndicalist Movement
Jack Kabanjy

Arab Civil Society under Pressure: The Crisis of Unions in Egypt
Ahmad Tabet

Transformations of the City: Beirut, Architecture, Economy and Society
Hoda Rizk

The Arabs and the Inevitability of Modernism<
Fares Abi Saab

Book Reviews:

The Problem of Linguistic Conventions -Youssef Zeidan et al 
Ali Mahmoud Abdel Saleh and Mohammad Abdel Aziz Mohammad

Political Violence in Egypt - Hassan Bakr 
Salah Ibrahim

Cartoons