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UN launches Campaign to clean Al-Hawizeh Marsh

By on 28th August 2024 in Agriculture

By John Lee. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a campaign to clean the Al-Hawizeh Marsh from plastic waste and pollution: Clean-Up Campaign in Al-Hawizeh Marsh: In line with World Water Week and the "Water is Life" campaign, FAO Iraq, in collaboration with the Iraqi government, local authorities, and […]

Conserving Iran and Iraq’s Wetlands

By on 6th February 2018 in Agriculture, Leisure and Tourism in Iraq

There’s growing awareness in the Islamic Republic of Iran that wetlands are valuable and sustain livelihoods. Ramsar, “the gem of northern Iran”, is the town that gives its name to the Ramsar Convention. The Convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and wise use […]