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    • Iraqis clean up river as first green projects take root 

      Karim, Ammar (Manila Standard, April 11, 2022, on page B3)
      Garbage clogs the banks of Iraq’s Tigris River in Baghdad but an army of young volunteers is cleaning it, a rare environmental project in the war-battered country. With boots and gloves, they pick up soggy trash, water ...
    • Overuse, climate change kill off Iraq's Sawa Lake 

      Agence France-Pressse (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2022, on page A9)
      A "No Fishing" sign on the edge of Iraq's western desert is one of the few clues that this was once Sawa Lake, a biodiverse wetland and recreational landmark. Human activity and climate change have combined to turn the ...