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Iran’s Disappearing Forests Pose Environmental Challenge

Published September 4, 2019by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

by Austin Bodetti While Western think tanks have drawn attention to droughts and floods in Iran, the news media has ignored another critical environmental issue there: deforestation. Between 1900 and 2012, Iran’s forest acreage decreased from 19 million acres to… Continue Reading →

Can Greening Afghanistan Help End the War?

Published March 25, 2019by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

by Austin Bodetti A solution to the war in Afghanistan has eluded American presidents of both political parties as well as generations of Afghan policymakers. Now that Taliban negotiators are discussing a political settlement to the conflict with American diplomats… Continue Reading →

Iran’s Disappearing Forests Pose Environmental Challenge

Can Greening Afghanistan Help End the War?

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