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Phytoplankton bloom off Argentina.
Marine | Oceans

Proposed global warming solution needs more scientific research, IUCN warns

A new method to combat global warming by dumping iron into the sea needs to be treated with caution, governments and scientists warn. …  

19 Nov 2007 | News - Press Release

Oil spill in Lebanon
Marine | West Asia and Middle East

Lebanon oil spill documentary wins first prize at international film festival

The film, called The Oil Spill in Lebanon, depicts the environmentally-disastrous oil slick caused by Israel’s bombing of the Jiyyeh power plant in south Lebanon on July 13 and 15, 2006. …  

09 Oct 2007 | News - News story

Shooting of the oil spill documentary
Pollution | West Asia and Middle East

The oil Spill – how the Israeli war in Lebanon affected the environment

On 15 August 2006 smoke from the July war bombs had still not settled, the smell of death and artillery was still congesting the air, a ceasefire was declared but remained uncertain, the blockade ongoing, and more than half of the Lebanese shoreline was soaking in black toxic oil. …  

26 Apr 2007 | News - News story

Oil spill in Lebanon
West Asia and Middle East | Marine

“The oil spill” – How the Lebanese environment was affected by the war

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) and partners launch documentary of the Lebanon oil spill and its impact on the environment …  

26 Apr 2007 | News - Press Release

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