Iraq: Iraq Plants Mangrove Forest to Fight Climate Disaster

Jun 29, 2023 | Essam Al-Sudani, Reuters
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Southern Iraq was once known for rich marshes that were drained decades ago in an environmental catastrophe that wrecked a complex eco-system and pushed many of its inhabitants to ruin.  Planting mangroves on the tidal flats, south of where the marshes once lay, can protect coastal communities from storms and floods and create a new home for threatened species without using any of Iraq's scarce freshwater for irrigation.