Tag: wildlife habitat

Jarir Maani’s Field Guide to Jordan is Essential Trekking Gear (Interview)

The "Field Guide to Jordan" is a fantastically comprehensive book that uses beautiful photographs and concise descriptions to introduce...

Emirati Royalty Threaten 48,000 Maasai in Lucrative Hunting Deal

The Middle East's love affair with wild animals has hit the headlines again. No, there haven't been sightings of cheetahs on the streets of Dubai or dead wolves and owls on parade, rather Middle Eastern royals are being accused of aiding a massive sell-off of the Serengeti. And in a new twist to the land-grab meme, this land sell-off is not to secure access to precious food supplies but, rather, to indulge in the hunting whims of the Middle East's elite.

Z: The Anonymous Tunisian Cartoonist Championing Nature

 'Z' is an anonymous cartoonist whose pink flamingo trademark came about due to his efforts to stop development projects...

The Marsh Arabs Who Restored A Global Ecosystem

Azzam Alwash (left), director of the environmental organisation Nature Iraq, talks with a Marsh Arab who lives in the...

“The Garden of Eden Had Been Turned Into The Ashes of Hell”- Azzam Alwash On The Destruction Of The Marshlands of Iraq

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