▶️ Did you know that the Great Salt Lake in Utah is a ticking environmental time bomb? Here‘s why: Amur is the tenth longest river in the world, and the longest undammed river on the Asian continent. Surrounded by unique ecosystems, it marks the border between two global superpowers: China and Russia.
Once fought over, then exploited, the Amur River has been deeply marked by the course of human history. Find out about the key threats facing this great waterway and what’s now being done to try to save it.
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(1) DW News: Ministry of Defense of Russia: Ruptly: 'It is a forced measure' - Putin on launch of military operation: https://www.ruptly.tv/en/videos/20220224-082-Russia-It-is-a-forced-measure-Putin-on-launch-of-military-operation
(4) Russian Museum of Ethnography: https://ethnomuseum.ru/en/
(5) Russian State Archives of Film & Photo Documents: https://www.russianarchives.com/archives/the-russian-state-documentary-film-and-photo-archive
(6) Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the PRC http://english.moa.gov.cn/
(7) 15th Convention of Biological Diversity (COP15): https://www.cbd.int/cop/
(8) CGTN: Chinese President Xi stresses national park system as 1st forum opens: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-08-19/Chinese-President-Xi-stresses-national-park-system-as-1st-forum-opens-JhEQR9VJTi/index.htmlCredit: Terra Mater
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