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Title: The rusting wreckage of the Jonglei canal excavator lies in the unfinished main channel
Date created: 19 Jun 2007
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Description: This failed venture illustrates the risks associated with developing large-scale projects in socially and environmentally sensitive areas without local support

Keywords: armed conflicts, targeted infrastructure, shared water resources, water management, Jonglei canal, Jonglei state

Title: Lion tracks in Padak county, Jonglei state.
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Description: In the absence of formal survey data for much of the country, the evidence for wildlife populations is often anecdotal and qualitative.

Keywords: fauna, wildlife conservation, endangered species, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: Tiang, Bokor reedbuck and white-eared kob near the main road, Jonglei state
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Description: Wildlife in Southern Sudan are found as much outside as inside protected areas

Keywords: fauna, national parks and reserves, nature conservation, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state

Title: The flooded grasslands of Southern Sudan support very large bird populations, including black-crowned cranes (Balearica pavonina
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Keywords: ecology, fauna, nature conservation, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: Flooded grasslands in Southern Sudan support very large bird populations, including pink-backed pelicans (Pelecanus rufescens)
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Keywords: fauna, nature conservation, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: The flooded grasslands of Southern Sudan support very large bird populations, including cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis)
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Keywords: fauna, nature conservation, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: Flooded grasslands in Southern Sudan support large bird populations, incl. saddle-billed storks (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis)
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Keywords: ecology, fauna, nature conservation, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: A patas monkey in Jonglei state
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Description: The collection of baby animals to serve as pets is common in Southern Sudan. The long-term survival of such individuals is very low.

Keywords: fauna, wildlife conservation, endangered species, Jonglei state

Title: Juvenile ostriches taken from the wild as chicks and raised in an aid compound in Padak
Date created: 20 Jun 2007
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Description: Innovative and sustainable solutions are needed to stem the decline of wildlife in Southern Sudan. These juvenile ostriches will grow too big, powerful and dangerous to be kept as pets. The long-term fate of these individuals is sealed, but the species can be preserved in the region.

Keywords: environmental management, fauna, nature conservation, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: Dinka tribe children in the town of Bor, Jonglei state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: Bor, Bor county, Jonglei state, cultural diversity, population, ethnicity

Title: Fringing swamps on the White Nile, Jonglei state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: swamps, vegetation, inland waters, Jonglei state, Nile river

Title: Mongalla gazelles grazing in the tall grass of the clay plains in Padak district, Jonglei state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: fauna, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: White-backed vultures resting on the new grass of the seasonally flooded toic in Padak district
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: fauna, wildlife conservation, Jonglei state, Padak

Title: High rainfall woodland savannah in Bor district, Jonglei state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: forests, Bor, Bor county, Jonglei state

Title: A downed fighter-bomber near Padak, Jonglei state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: armed conflicts, war, arms, civil war, Jonglei state, Padak, Padak township

Title: In 1983, southern military forces sabotaged these generators powering the Jonglei canal excavator
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: Plans to restart the giant water project constitute a major potential flashpoint for renewed conflict

Keywords: armed conflicts, military targets, targeted infrastructure, war, general water issues, Jonglei canal, Jonglei state

Title: Dinka teenagers raised in Ugandan refugee camps wait to board the barge bringing them home to Bor district, Jonglei state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Keywords: armed conflicts, post-conflict reconstruction, refugees, war-to-peace transition, Bor, Bor county, Jonglei state, Uganda

Title: Food distribution at the Bor way station
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: UN-supported returnee families are supplied with two months worth of foodstuffs, seeds, tools and other items to assist their re-establishment

Keywords: humanitarian assistance, internally displaced people, post-conflict reconstruction, refugees, war-to-peace transition, food aid, Bor, Bor county, Jonglei state

Title: Part of a group of 75 orphans delivered to Padak county under the care of three women and an elder
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: The urgent priority for returnees such as these is to establish a livelihood, usually crop-raising

Keywords: humanitarian assistance, internally displaced people, post-conflict reconstruction, refugees, war-to-peace transition, Jonglei state, Padak, Padak township, livelihoods

Title: Traditional buildings such as this barn under construction near Mabior in Jonglei state require a large number of young trees
Date created: 22 Jun 2007
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Keywords: deforestation, forest degradation, natural resources, Jonglei state

Title: A crowned crane on toic grassland near Padak
Date created: 22 Jun 2007
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Description: Much of the planned oil exploration is set to take place in the Nile flood plain, an environmentally very sensitive area

Keywords: floodplain, environmental protection, fauna, Jonglei state, Padak, oil pollution, pollution control

Title: Airboats used for seismic surveying access in the swamps and floodplains of Jonglei state
Date created: 22 Jun 2007
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Description: Airboats reduce the need for access roads in the first stages of exploration

Keywords: swamps, floodplain, industrial development, oil, environmental protection, Jonglei state

Title: A UNEP inspection of a portion of the seismic line in Padak county revealed minimal long-term impact
Date created: 22 Jun 2007
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Description: This was due to the limited clearance methods used

Keywords: oil, environmental impact assessment, environmental protection, Jonglei state, Padak, Padak township