2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415060The 34-day hostilities in Lebanon started on July 12, 2006 and continued until August 14, 2006, when the ceasefire entered in force. This report provides an order of magnitude estimate of the cost of environmental degradation caused by the July 2006 hostilities in Lebanon. Chapter 1 introduces the study's objectives, assumptions and valuation methods used. Chapter 2 provides an overview and valuation of the oil spill impacts. Chapters 3-7 estimate the impacts of the hostilities on waste, water, quarries, air and forests.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankABUNDANT POPULATIONSACTION PLANADULT POPULATIONAERIAL SURVEYSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAIR POLLUTIONAIR QUALITYALGAEAMPHIBIAAROMATIC HYDROCARBONSBAMBOOBASELINE INFORMATIONBEACHBEACHESBIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIESBIOLOGICAL DATABIOTABIRDBIRD AREABIRD POPULATIONBIRDSBREEDINGBREEDING SITEBURNINGCARBONCATTLECERTAIN EXTENTCOAST GUARDCOASTAL AREASCOASTAL RESOURCESCOASTAL ZONECOMMERCIAL FISHERMENCOMMERCIAL FISHINGCONSERVATION SITECONTINGENT VALUATIONCONTINGENT VALUATION METHODCORALCORAL REEFSCORALSCOST OF DISPOSALCRABSCRUDE OILDEBRISDISPOSAL COSTDOLPHINSECONOMIC ANALYSISECONOMIC IMPACTECONOMIC LOSSESECOSYSTEMECOSYSTEMSEGGEGGSEMISSIONEMISSION FACTORSEMISSIONSENDANGERED SPECIESENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITSENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONENVIRONMENTAL COSTSENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGEENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGESENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYEXCHANGE RATEEXPOSUREFAUNAFIELD OBSERVATIONSFINFIN WHALESFISHFISH CATCHFISH POPULATIONSFISH STATISTICSFISH STOCKSFISHERIESFISHERYFISHINGFOOD SOURCEFORESTFOREST AREAFOREST AREASFOREST FIRESFORESTRYFORESTSFUELFUEL OILGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATIONGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMGREEN TURTLEHATCHLINGSHEAVY MACHINERYHUNTINGILLEGAL FISHINGINCOMEINVERTEBRATESLAGOONSLEATHERBACKLEATHERBACK TURTLELOGGERHEAD TURTLESLOSS OF HABITATMARINE BIODIVERSITYMARINE ENVIRONMENTMARINE MAMMALSMARINE POLLUTIONMARINE SCIENCESMARINE TURTLESMARINE WATERMIDDLE EASTMIGRATIONMIGRATORY BIRDSMOLLUSKSMUNICIPAL SOLID WASTEMUSSELSNATURAL RESOURCESNATURE RESERVENATURE RESERVESNESTNESTINGNESTING ACTIVITYNORTH AFRICAOCEAN CURRENTSOCEANOGRAPHYOCEANSOILOIL AT SEAOIL CONCENTRATIONSOIL POLLUTIONOIL SLICKSOIL SPILLOIL SPILLSORNITHOLOGYOYSTERSPALMPELAGIC FISHPLANTPLANT SPECIESPRESENT VALUEPREYPROPERTY VALUESRECREATIONREEFSREFUGEREMOTE SENSING DATAREPTILESRESERVOIRSRESTAURANTSROADSSANITARY LANDFILLSSCIENTIFIC INFORMATIONSEA CUCUMBERSSEA URCHINSSEALSEALSSEASSEAWATERSHALLOW WATERSSHELLFISHSHOREBIRDSSNAILSSOCIAL COSTSSPAWNINGSPECIES OF FISHSPERM WHALESSTORMSSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTANKER OWNERSTOURISMTOURISTSTRAVEL COST METHODTURTLETURTLESURBAN ENVIRONMENTWASTEWASTE DISPOSALWASTE MANAGEMENTWASTE OILWATER QUALITYWATER RESOURCESWATER SUPPLYWATERFOWLWILDLIFEWORMS