The Marsh Arabs Who Restored A Global Ecosystem greenprophet.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greenprophet.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After recovering from Saddam Hussein’s efforts to drain them, southern Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes are disappearing as a regional drought enters its fourth year and dams cut off water flows. Marsh Arabs, resident for millennia, are leaving, and biodiversity is collapsing.
The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities unesco.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from unesco.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.