A year since the war between Israel and Hezbollah [...] in Lebanon, the consequences on the environment are still calamitous and putting the lives of thousands of people in the country at risk.
Source: Equilibri.net / Lebanon: the environmental impact of the conflict with Israel
- 70% of the South Lebanese depend on subsistence farming. But 90% of their arable land has been effectively mined by Israel's intensive use of cluster bombs.
- Wildlife severely harmed and tourism devastated due to extreme pollution of coasts and water resources.
- Article also details clean-up efforts.
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