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Salma Nashabe Talhouk

Salma Nashabe Talhouk is a Professor of landscape horticulture in the Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management (LDEM), in the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences (FAFS), at the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Lebanon. Her focus is on community stewardship of natural resources, digital technology and nature conservation, and cultural ecosystem services. She has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, supervised / co-supervised 70 graduate students, taught 15 different courses, and produced more than 30 short documentaries on local green initiatives in Lebanon. She participated, presented, or organized more than 400 technical sessions, conferences and workshops. Talhouk is the founder of the AUB Nature Conservation Center; she served as LDEM chairperson, and as FAFS Associate Dean. Currently, Talhouk is founder and chair of the AUBotanic, she is a member of Ecosystem Services Partnership steering committee, and she is leading the development of Daskara, a nature and culture phone application. Talhouk wrote a children's Arabic alphabet nature book and translated Dr. Seuss’s Lorax into Arabic and she produced a book on the trees of Lebanon.

ARTICLES BY Salma Nashabe Talhouk