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Too late to save Klity Creek 3 Too late to save Klity Creek No matter how big the state's cleanup effort now, it cannot take the waterway back to its prior unspoiled state, though a polluter-pays policy would have helped published : 8 Mar 2021 at 04:30 3 Work underway to remove toxic sediment from the Klity Creek bed. The sediment was then taken to be buried in the forest away from the community. (Photo by Tanapon Phenrat) Pollution in Klity Creek in the deep forest of Kanchanaburi has been a health and environmental t...

Sri Lanka replanting bid begins after minister is held liable for deforestation by Malaka Rodrigo on 28 February 2021 Sri Lanka’s Forest Department has begun a 1 billion rupee ($5 million) program to reforest part of the Wilpattu Forest Complex, following a court ruling that ordered a top government official to pay for the effort. The government had declared the area a protected forest reserve in 2012, but the following year approved the development there of settlements for people displaced by the country’s civil war. Environmental groups said the process, and subsequent forest clearing,...

Finding common ground: Fostering environmental cooperation in the Persian Gulf February 4, 2021 Share When it comes to the Persian Gulf, saving the environment might seem like it would be the last item on the to-do lists of the region’s Iranian and Arab rivals. It is an urgent matter, however — and one that could help turn these foes into friends. The United States can play an important role in this: It has helped the region to resolve conflicts over water in the past, and it could do so again. A dire situation The Persian Gulf, a semi-enclosed, 600-mile-long body of water, is an e...

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