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Reed-Powered Globalization?

The satellite dish is from Turkey, the generator from China, the fuel to run it from Iraq, and all were purchased with money earned by selling reeds from the West Hammar marsh, near Souk Al-Shouyoukh. Our thanks to Flash Sheridan for helping connect us to this international community!

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About This Project

Collapse of the marsh ecosystems of southern Iraq after 1991 forced hundreds of thousands of people into urban slums, and led to contamination of the remaining water supply. We will establish three test beds to see whether brackish water returned from oil drilling and refining can be used to construct new salt marshes. These will filter water, provide forage for livestock, create habitat for fish nurseries, and give new economic opportunities.
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