Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq’s southern Mesopotamian Marshes, their black skin glistening under the country’s relentless summer heat.

"Without water, there’s no life in the marshes,” says buffalo breeder Haidar Waheed Hashim. (Jaclynn Ashly / Jacobin) Water buffalo gently glide through shallow water canals that snake throughout Iraq ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani reaffirmed Iraq’s commitment to a balanced foreign ... including Kurdistan Region’s mountains and the Mesopotamian marshes—tourism ...

Wetland conservation: Efforts in places like Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes involve balancing water resources and biodiversity preservation while supporting agriculture and fisheries, providing essential ...

Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The Iraqi government is committed to keeping the Mesopotamian Marshes on the UNESCO ...

Ecosystem degradation has been particularly severe in the Mesopotamian marshes in Southern Iraq. Groundwater pumping, which is mostly unregulated, has been unsustainably high , especially in drought ...

Map of the northern Middle East showing the Arabian and Eurasian plates and their collision zone, as well as the study area, the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Credit ... forming plains such as Mesopotamia ...

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