Biodiversity & Natural reserves

    Got nice nature reserves pics? Join Wiki Loves Earth photo contest!

    We’re proud to present you Wiki Loves Earth, an international photographic competition. It promote natural heritage sites around the world through Wikimedia projects (mainly Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons). United Arab Emirates is the only one Gulf country that have already confirmed its participation this year. Everybody can participate! You can be a citizen of any […]

    The end of the Garden of Eden? Iraq’s UNESCO marshes are threatened by raw sewage and pollution

    More than 70%of Iraq’s industrial waste is dumped directly into rivers or the sea, AFP reports. UN classifies Iraq ‘as the fifth most vulnerable country in the world’ to climate change. A sewage pipe crosses Iraqi marshland in the southern district of Chibayish. In a country where the state cannot guarantee basic services, 70% of […]

    Elephants, rifles and nature conservation in Kenya

    ‘When Lambs Become Lions’ by Jon Kasbe is not the first in a series of documentaries about the fight against wildlife destruction in Africa. For instance, I strongly recommend you to watch ‘Virunga, a movie about the struggle to save elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo. However, Kasbe has managed to find an innovative […]