Multi-state synergy improves Chesapeake Bay watershed
Chesapeake Bay – the United States’ largest estuary – spanning many states, naturally faces multiple ecological and jurisdictional challenges. Though some challenges…
Biodiversity
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Can “green gold” revive Ecuador’s land degraded by gold mining?
Bamboo, also known as green gold, is being grown across the world for its economic and environmental value, where it…
Ecuador
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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.…
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…
