Human activities endangering life in the haors
Farmers in the Haor region of Bangladesh face losses due to too much or too little rain and early flooding.…
Biodiversity
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Green shoots
As the sea level rises and storms rage agriculture fields, salinity is turning out to be a major issue for…
India
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The Garden of Eden – Drained to a naught
Believed to be the original Garden of Eden, the Mesopotamian Marshes sheltered rich biodiversity, and sustained the Marsh Arabs’ unique…
Iraq
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Dahla Dam – increasing the height vs nature-based watershed management
While the proposal to increase the height of Afghanistan’s Dahla Dam will increase the storage capacity, only nature-based watershed…
Re-greening through the inclusion of farmers and communities in Tanzania
An ancient, nature-based method of rainwater harvesting and Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration is being used to re-green the semi-arid area…
