Afghanistan-AW-FA10

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Primary Sources [|Afghanistan- United Nations Environmental Programme] Explanation- This document is about UNEP investigating Afghanistan's post-conflict environmental assessment. the reason I chose tis document is because it talked about how UNEP found that Afghanistan had degraded natural resources and also had limited national capacity to address problems with their environment. The article also was telling ways how UNEP was going to help Afghan set up a plan to help their environment.

[|Environment damage of Afghanistan conflict] Explanation- This article is about Afghanistan and their environment policies. I chose this document because it is about how the war has put the previous environment strategies and conservation strategies on hold becuse all of Afghanistan efforts have been going towards the war. Also the 3-4 years of drout that the country has had, has wiped out most of their resources.

Artifacts

[|Environment Policy] Explanation- This article is about how Afghanistan has came up with an evironmental policy to help protect and better their environment. I chose this article because with this policy they hope to preserve their natural resources, biodiversity, drinking water, and pollution control. This will help them get their environment back to its original state before the wars and before they lost most of their resources.

[|Rare Bird in Afghanistan] Explanation- This article is about how a very rare bird was found in Afghanistan breeding. I chose this article because it shows that Afghanistans ecosystems are getting better if these are being able to survive here. Also this bird breeding in Afghanistan could help create better ecosystems by bringing in different species of birds.

[|Afghanistan- Environment] Explanation- This article is about how Afghanistans environment is worsening because of the war and other causes. I chose this article because the one section is about how because of the refugees from Pakistan fleeing to large cities the pollution is increasing greatly. This is causing the environment great harm and also causing the infrastructure of the cities harm.