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Issue Problems Status Trend
and research facilities
lacking
at the National Center for
Marine Research
- Decreasing due to the
priorities set by the
government for
infrastructure development
VI. Lack of
awareness
1. Lack of environmental
education in schools and
Universities
2. Lack of trained school
teachers in environmental
education
3. Modest environmental
programs in the media
- Funding from National Institutions
is insufficient for serious research
- Existence of the National Center for
Marine Research at the National
Council for Scientific Research
- Sporadic research at academic
institution
- New school curricula include
environmental education, but
implementation has proven difficult
- One academic program in
Oceanography is offered at Beirut
Arab University
- One academic program in Aquatic
Resource Management is offered at
the University of Balamand
- One academic program in
Environmental Sciences is offered at
Notre Dame University
- Training sessions have been held by
the government, but results are not
known
- Some local television stations air
programs dealing with the local
environment (NBN, TL)
- Most newspapers have dedicated a
page dealing with environmental
issues
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Prepared By M. Nader & S. Talhouk June, 2002
- Academic institutions are
starting to seek international
funds for research projects
- Implementation is
improving
- Difficult to assess
- Difficult to assess.
Introduced in October 2001
- Few graduates have entered
the work force.
- Difficult to assess. Training
sessions are planned
- Increasing number of
programs are being aired
- Interviews with local
specialists are increasing
- Increasing number of
newspaper publish articles
on the environment