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In this two-part feature, Azzam Alwash tells us how he achieved the impossible and helped restore the Marshlands of south Iraq after its destruction...

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Environmental Filmmaker Zeina Aboul Hosn

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A floating ‘green’ golf course Island is planned for the climate change-vulnerable nation of the Maldives but how green is it really? The Maldives is...

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Aflaj: Ancient Channels Keep Water Flowing In The Desert

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Here is how Europe is still buying Russian gas

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