{"page":"\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/resources-572d6a42.css\" /\u003e\n\u003clink rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https://lessonplanet.com/assets/packs/css/lp_boclips_stylesheets-f4d0de30.css\" media=\"all\" /\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-title='Sea port threatens to damage virgin Lebanese coastline' data-url='/boclips/videos/5c54cad5d8eafeecae19f378' data-video-url='/boclips/videos/5c54cad5d8eafeecae19f378' id='bo_player_modal'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='boclips-resource-page modal-dialog panel-container'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='react-notifications-root'\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-header'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-type'\u003e\n\u003ci aria-hidden='true' class='fai fa-regular fa-circle-play'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\nVideo\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ch1 class='rp-title' id='video-title'\u003e\nSea port threatens to damage virgin Lebanese coastline\n\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-actions'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='mr-1'\u003e\n\u003ca class=\"btn btn-success\" data-posthog-event=\"Signup: LP Signup Activity\" data-posthog-location=\"body_link_boclips\" data-remote=\"true\" href=\"/subscription/new\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet Free Access\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e for 10 Days\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-body'\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-info'\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-label='Hide resource details' class='rp-hide-info' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u0026times;\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Expand resource details' class='rp-expand-info fai fa-solid fa-up-right-and-down-left-from-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003ci aria-label='Compress resource details' class='rp-compress-info fai fa-solid fa-down-left-and-up-right-to-center' role='button' tabindex='0'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-rating'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='resource-pool'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-label'\u003ePublisher:\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='pool-name'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='text'\u003e\u003ca data-publisher-id=\"30356011\" href=\"/search?publisher_ids%5B%5D=30356011\"\u003eCurated Video\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='rp-description'\u003e\n\u003cspan class='short-description'\u003eLEAD INA pristine, historic area of the Mediterranean in Lebanon will be home to a new port that critics say could damage the environment.Environmentalists claim that the development will hinder the unspoiled coast of Adloun.STORY-LINE...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLEAD INA pristine, historic area of the Mediterranean in Lebanon will be home to a new port that critics say could damage the environment.Environmentalists claim that the development will hinder the unspoiled coast of Adloun.STORY-LINE Pristine waters, untouched coastline. Adloun is a natural stretch of Lebanon's sea line, inhabited by humans since the end of the Stone Age. But it's making way for the machine age with the construction of a port. The project is moving forward despite concerns about its impact and who is benefiting from it.\"Adloun's natural environment is being destroyed. And it's a historic area with valuable ruins both under the sea and on land. The construction and reclamation of the sea is happening without a study of what's there,\" says Ali Yassine, an activist with Green Southern, a Lebanese group formed in opposition to the port. The village of Adloun is nestled in the south of the country between three cities that are significantly larger than it. That has left the area underdeveloped and neglected by the government. The mayor of Adloun declined requests for an interview, but AP Television was allowed a visit to his office to see plans for the project on full display. The first phase of the port has an estimated cost of 26 million US dollars for Lebanese taxpayers.Opponents of the project suggest the money could be better spent elsewhere.Residents of Adloun frequently lack electricity. The port bears the name of the speaker of parliament, Nabih Berri, who counts the residents of Adloun among his supporters. The project is commissioned by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, which is headed by a member of Berri's Amal Movement, the largest Shiite party in the Lebanese parliament. The minister also declined requests by the AP for an interview. But the development's contractor says the ministry commissioned construction under the condition that local labour is used.\"The head engineers and head surveyors of the port are from the company, but all the labourers, all the skilled labourers, or any workers on the project are from Adloun,\" says Charbel Rizkallah, Technical Manager of the Khoury Contracting Comapny. \"There was a priority that anyone who is able to work on the project should be from the area of Adloun.\"It is unclear who will use the port when it's finished.Adloun has dozens of fishermen but few can afford to buy a boat. Those that do can use the port of Sarafand only a short distance away. \"Adloun needs development and has poor infrastructure, so the residents are going to accept any project or anyone who comes offering work opportunities because there's such a lack of public services,\" says Ali Mityrik, a member of the Democratic People's Movement, a local political association.The rocky beaches of Adloun also provide a safe nesting ground for sea turtles, but the port will likely put further strain on their dwindling numbers. Activists want Lebanon's southern coast to be a nature reserve as construction is encroaching upon it. \"The region of Adloun is virgin,\" says Yassine. \"The environment is unspoiled. There's no pollution from construction. There's no industry that pollutes its waters. It's considered to have its entire ecosystem intact.\"Once ground broke on the project, nothing was expected to halt it. Yassine claims the minister of Public Works and Transport received studies that warned of negative impacts of the port, while the contractor says the minister approved the location and scope of the project based on the information available. \"There are no archaeological remains on the spot where we are constructing a new breakwater,\" says Rizkallah of the contracting firm. \"There's just some rocks to the south, it's a sight you find throughout the entire Lebanese coast.\" The privatisation of Lebanon's coast is a controversial issue because little information is open to the public. LEAD INA pristine, historic area of the Mediterranean in Lebanon will be home to a new port that critics say could damage the environment.Environmentalists claim that the development will hinder the unspoiled coast of Adloun.STORY-LINE Pristine waters, untouched coastline. Adloun is a natural stretch of Lebanon's sea line, inhabited by humans since the end of the Stone Age. But it's making way for the machine age with the construction of a port. The project is moving forward despite concerns about its impact and who is benefiting from it.\"Adloun's natural environment is being destroyed. And it's a historic area with valuable ruins both under the sea and on land. The construction and reclamation of the sea is happening without a study of what's there,\" says Ali Yassine, an activist with Green Southern, a Lebanese group formed in opposition to the port. The village of Adloun is nestled in the south of the country between three cities that are significantly larger than it. That has left the area underdeveloped and neglected by the government. The mayor of Adloun declined requests for an interview, but AP Television was allowed a visit to his office to see plans for the project on full display. The first phase of the port has an estimated cost of 26 million US dollars for Lebanese taxpayers.Opponents of the project suggest the money could be better spent elsewhere.Residents of Adloun frequently lack electricity. The port bears the name of the speaker of parliament, Nabih Berri, who counts the residents of Adloun among his supporters. The project is commissioned by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, which is headed by a member of Berri's Amal Movement, the largest Shiite party in the Lebanese parliament. The minister also declined requests by the AP for an interview. But the development's contractor says the ministry commissioned construction under the condition that local labour is used.\"The head engineers and head surveyors of the port are from the company, but all the labourers, all the skilled labourers, or any workers on the project are from Adloun,\" says Charbel Rizkallah, Technical Manager of the Khoury Contracting Comapny. \"There was a priority that anyone who is able to work on the project should be from the area of Adloun.\"It is unclear who will use the port when it's finished.Adloun has dozens of fishermen but few can afford to buy a boat. Those that do can use the port of Sarafand only a short distance away. \"Adloun needs development and has poor infrastructure, so the residents are going to accept any project or anyone who comes offering work opportunities because there's such a lack of public services,\" says Ali Mityrik, a member of the Democratic People's Movement, a local political association.The rocky beaches of Adloun also provide a safe nesting ground for sea turtles, but the port will likely put further strain on their dwindling numbers. Activists want Lebanon's southern coast to be a nature reserve as construction is encroaching upon it. \"The region of Adloun is virgin,\" says Yassine. \"The environment is unspoiled. There's no pollution from construction. There's no industry that pollutes its waters. It's considered to have its entire ecosystem intact.\"Once ground broke on the project, nothing was expected to halt it. Yassine claims the minister of Public Works and Transport received studies that warned of negative impacts of the port, while the contractor says the minister approved the location and scope of the project based on the information available. \"There are no archaeological remains on the spot where we are constructing a new breakwater,\" says Rizkallah of the contracting firm. \"There's just some rocks to the south, it's a sight you find throughout the entire Lebanese coast.\" The privatisation of Lebanon's coast is a controversial issue because little information is open to the public. Adloun, Lebanon - 15 February 20161. Various of rocky coastline2. Wide of truck dumping rocks with man on dinghy in water3. Wide of excavator, machines working4. Wide of bay and construction site5. Wide of sandy beach with truck driving in backgroundNabatiyeh, Lebanon - 15 February 20166. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Yassine, Green Southern activist: \"Adloun's natural environment is being destroyed. And it's a historical area with valuable ruins both under the sea and on land. The construction and reclamation of the sea is happening without a study of what's there.\"Adloun, Lebanon - 15 February 20167. Wide of Adloun from hillside8. Pan of Adloun from hillside9. Wide of construction site breakwater from afar10. Excavator and truck on breakwater11. Adloun welcome sign in Arabic 12. Mid of Adloun mayor's office with poster board of port project13. Various of plans for port project14. Sign at entrance of construction site with truck passing byBeirut, Lebanon - 8 March 201615. Charbel Rizkallah, Technical Manager, Khoury Contracting Co, at his desk16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Charbel Rizkallah, Technical Manager, Khoury Contracting Co.:\"The head engineers and head surveyors of the port are from the company, but all the labourers, all the skilled labourers, or any worker on the project are from Adloun, it was a priority that anyone who is able to work on the project should be from the Adloun area.\" Adloun, Lebanon - 15 February 201617. Various of people in the water at port construction siteBeirut, Lebanon - 16 February 201618. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Mityrik, Democratic People's Movement member: \"Adloun needs development and has poor infrastructure, so the residents are going to accept any project or anyone who comes offering work opportunities because there's such a lack of public services.\"Adloun, Lebanon - 15 February 201619. Various of water, rocky Adloun coastlineNabatiyeh, Lebanon - 15 February 201620. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ali Yassine, Green Southern activist: \"The region of Adloun is virgin. The environment is unspoiled. There's no pollution from construction. There's no industry that pollutes its waters. It's considered to have its entire ecosystem intact.\"Adloun, Lebanon  - 15 February 201621. Various of construction vehicles Beirut, Lebanon - 8 March 201622. Various of Rizkallah23. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Charbel Rizkallah, Technical Manager, Khoury Contracting Co.: \"There are no archaeological remains on the spot where we are constructing a new breakwater. There's just some rocks to the south, it's a sight you find throughout the entire Lebanese coast.\" Adloun, Lebanon  - 15 February 201625. Various of construction site26. Close up of water on the beach27. Various of construction vehicles28. 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