Arab Public Opinion & Environment Survey

The most comprehensive survey of the state of awareness and education of the Arab public vis-a-vis the Environment has been published by the Environment & Development magazine in June 2006. The survey was conducted in all Arab countries, and organized, analysed and edited by Mustapha K. Tolba the former Executive director of UNEP and the father of the Rio earth Summit in 1982, and Mr Najib Saab the publisher of the "Environment & Development"magazine. The questionnaire was designed in a sequential manner, starting with asking about the environmental conditions in the immediate neighbourhood, then in the country, moving on to the main environmental problems and causes of deterioration, up to enquiring about readiness to perform personal action to protect the environment.