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Smagua 2008
18th International Water Exhibition
11 - 14 March 2008
Zaragoza - Spain
www.feriazaragoza.com

8th International Automobile Recycling Congress
International Water Exhibition
12 - 14 March 2008
Munich - Germany
www.icm.ch

Auto FutureTech
12 - 14 March 2008
Vancouver - Canada

World Water Day
22 March
www.worldwaterday.org

Wall Street Green Trading Summit
2 - 3 April
www.wsgts.com

Earth Day
22 April
ww2.earthday.net

March 2008

New species found in Vietnam's green corridor Scientists have discovered 11 new species of animals and plants in a remote area in central Vietnam. By  WWF Full Story Arabic text in Jan. 2008 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Harvesting orange blossoms Extracting "flower water" and essential oils and making marmalade from bitter orange are traditional crafts in some Lebanese villages. By Lola Claeys Bouuaert Full Story  Arabic text in Sept. 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Melting glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau Glaciers are melting, temperatures are rising and rainy seasons have become unpredictable. By Claudia Delpero Full Story  Arabic text in September 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Celebrating World Environment Day 2007 By Habib El Habr, UNEP regional director and representative Full Story Arabic text in June 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

Forum for Environment & Development Launches Programmes at UNEP Governing Council Full Story Arabic text in March 2007 issue of Al-Bia Wal-Tanmia

10 - 16 March 2008

Middle Eastern and North African countries are flaring natural gas worth as much as $10 billion every year, a World Bank body said.

Scientists have found evidence that an overlooked fault in the eastern Mediterranean is likely to produce an earthquake and tsunami every 800 years as powerful as the one that destroyed Alexandria in AD 365.

Climate change might be causing reef fish to get lost, unable to return to breeding grounds from the open ocean, which could have profound implications for the survival of reef ecosystems, Australian scientists say.

Canada's government, heavily criticized for allowing hunters to shoot and club to death hundreds of thousands of seals each year, says it is imposing new rules to ensure the animals are killed more humanely.

Bottles of water will no longer be served at British government meetings under a "tap water only" policy announced to protect the environment.

China's capital has been "severely tested" in ensuring there will be enough safe water for the 2008 Olympics but is sure that recycling run-off and tapping additional sources will avoid shortages, a city official said.

A sharp drop in the number Mekong dolphins born in Cambodia has renewed fears for the survival of the rare mammals, wildlife experts said.

Consumer electronics are becoming greener, but manufacturers still have a long way to go to eliminate hazardous substances from computers and mobile phones and make them more energy efficient, Greenpeace said.

General Motors Corp said it plans production of upgraded hybrid gasoline-electric vehicles in 2010 using more powerful lithium-ion batteries that promise to boost fuel economy by up to 20 p