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A film poster that says 'plastic is everywhere' and shows rolling hills filled with garbage bags and plastic
Sidakan, Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Plastic is Everywhere: Environmental Pollution in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Network of Iraqi Reporters for Investigative Journalism
20 November 2024

Every year, approximately 50 to 60 cows die in one village in the Sidakan area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Livestock farmers complain that environmental pollution is causing death in their animals. 

This story was produced with support from Internews' Environmental Journalism Project in Iraq. It was first published in the Network of Iraqi Reporters for Investigative Journalism on April 30, 2024.

Banner image: A film poster for Plastic is Everywhere / Credit: NIRIJ.

Environmental Health Food Production Pollution
Tags: Plastic Pollution Livestock Food production

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