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| Mesopotamian Marshes: The Al Hawizah Marshes comprise the
largest remaining tract of wetlands in the Mesopotamian Marshlands of
Iran and Iraq. In the last 10 years, damming and diversion of waters
from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, and draining of wetlands has
led to a loss of 85% of wetlands that once covered about 20,000
square km (7,725 square miles). This ecological disaster has been studied using Landsat data and summarized in a report by the United Nation Environment Programme’s Division of Early Warning and Assessment, entitled The Mesopotamian Marshlands: Demise of an Ecosystem. [Print Resolution (13.3 MB)]. |
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