Returning to Halabja: Kurdistan’s youngest province

In this article, the author describes Halabja’s transformation from a city known mainly for tragedy into a vibrant new province celebrated for its natural beauty, community-driven growth, deep-rooted culture of tree planting, and increasing connection to the wider region despite ongoing challenges like climate change.

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The forgotten biodiversity hotspots in our own backyard

In this article, the author highlights the importance of small, often overlooked natural habitats like reedbeds, which provide vital ecosystems for a variety of wildlife

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Red-wattled lapwing: Kurdistan’s alarm bird 

Red-wattled lapwings have one of the loudest and most distinct alarm calls. They are extremely vigilant and always on alert. They live around water streams, farms, rocky ground and cultivated land.

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My observations in Kurdistan’s nature

In this article, the author narrates his journey of observing and identifying plants and animals while traveling across the Kurdistan Region over the past six years - an experience he says gave him a sense of where the Kurdistan Region is on the world biodiversity map

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Echoes of the wild: Kurdistan’s endangered species 

Biologist Soran Ahmed believes that each animal plays an instrumental role in nature and that biodiversity and wildlife are as important to human wellbeing as they are to a healthy ecosystem

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Birds of Kurdistan: Their past, present and future

“Our birds are part of our identity”

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