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Title: Farmers in the Tokar delta, in Red Sea state.
Date created: 19 Jun 2007
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Description: The rich silt deposited annually in the Tokar delta historically supported intensive agriculture in the region, including an export cotton industry. From 1993 to 2005, the conflict between Sudan and Eritrea forced the local population off the land, leading some 50,000 hectares to become overgrown with a dense thicket of the invasive mesquite tree. The land is now gradually being cleared an converted back to agriculture.
Keywords: agriculture, Red Sea state, Tokar delta |
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Title: Port Sudan hosts the largest sea freight terminal in the country
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: Port Sudan typifies the situation for marine resources in Sudan: economic development is occurring at the expense of the environment, and the surrounding lagoons are suffering from land-based pollution and modification due to the indiscriminate building of infrastructure.
Keywords: environmental management, Port Sudan, Red Sea state, coastal protection, marine resources |
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Title: The Port Sudan landfill is located at the head of a seasonal watercourse
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: Every wet season, the run-off draws pollution from the site to the coastal lagoons
Keywords: Coastline, Coastline and islands, Port Sudan, Red Sea state, coastal protection, pollution control, pollution sources, landfill/dumpsite, solid waste management, waste management |
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Title: Spinner dolphins offshore of Suakin
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
Owner: Red Sea Enterprises
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Description: The marine tourism industry in Sudan still operates on a small scale, catering mainly to scuba divers, but the quality and quantity of marine life holds promise for the long-term growth of the industry. Protection and control measures need to be improved to ensure that this growth occurs without harm to the environment
Keywords: ecotourism, fauna, wildlife conservation, Coastline, Coastline and islands, Red Sea state, Suakin, Suakin Archipelago, marine resources |
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Title: This lagoon in the centre of Port Sudan is already burdened with urban pollution and shoreline development
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: Unless a solution for the saline effluent is found, the lagoon is expected to become a biologically dead zone
Keywords: environmental protection, Coastal and arid region mountain ranges, Coastline, Coastline and islands, Port Sudan, Red Sea state, coastal protection, saline waters, pollution control, pollution sources |
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Title: Fuelwood vendors in Red Sea state
Date created: 21 Jun 2007
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Description: Deforestation is a major cause of land degradation in desert environments. Tree cover is concentrated in seasonal wadis, where is helps retain soil that would otherwise be swept away by wind and flash floods
Keywords: deforestation, forest degradation, forests, forestry, wood fuels, general energy issues, desertification, deserts, land degradation, soil degradation, Red Sea state |
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Title: In towns without sewage plants, septic waste tankers empty their loads on the city outskirts
Date created: 22 Jun 2007
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Description: In this case, sewage is transferred to the main wadi supplying drinking water to Port Sudan
Keywords: drinking water, general health issues, environmental health, Port Sudan, Red Sea state, water pollution, urbanisation, environmental sanitation, sewage disposal, sanitation, sewerage |
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Title: A small sesame seed oil pressing plant in Port Sudan
Date created: 22 Jun 2007
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Description: Food processing represents a significant part of the light industry sector
Keywords: Port Sudan, Red Sea state |
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Title: Waves breaking on a coral reef jut off the marine terminal in Port Sudan
Date created: 22 Jun 2007
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Keywords: oil, environmental protection, Marine oil terminal, Port Sudan, Port Sudan oil terminal, Red Sea state, coral reefs, oil pollution, pollution control, pollution sources, water pollution, industrial plant |
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