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Campaign: Iranians blog to save wetlands
Written by Hamid Tehrani on July 8, 2008 – 9:03 pm -
Description: Several news sites and blogs have reported that Iran’s wetlands are in a very critical situation, and a few of them could disappeared in the near future. Construction of roads and dams are considered two main reasons wetlands’ existence are in jeopardy. It seems the Iranian government has paid little attention to the warning signs from environmentalists. Several green bloggers have decided to inform people about the current situation of Iranian wetlands and the danger that threatens the ecosystem.
Tool: Blogs and participative site such as Balatarin.
How These Tools Are Being Used: : Green bloggers have published posts and photos to attract attention to the birds in danger. They are encouraging other bloggers to write at least one post about the wetlands between July 5 - 10.
What They Say: Mohmmad Darvish writes [In Persian] that the loss of wetland means the extinction of 52 percent of fish, 31 percent of birds and 13 percent mammals…next generations probably never forgive us if we destroy wetlands.
Jamshidi writes[in Persian] that Iranian nature faces different disasters and each day there is a piece of bad news that we hear…
Outcome: Green bloggers in last two years have organized several events to protest and to inform people about the environmental crisis. Several of the green bloggers are also journalists and write about the same topic in Iranian publications. Although it is difficult to know the impact of such a campaign on Iranian government right now, it is another step to at least mobilize the Iranian public.
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