Azzam Alwash - Restoring the Ancient Wetlands of Iraq

Azzam Alwash is a visionary who has made it his life’s mission to restore the ancient marshlands of Iraq that embody not only a delicately balanced ecosystem but also a unique cultural heritage. A civil engineer with a deep, personal connection to the wetlands, Azzam and his wife, Suzie, founded the Eden Again project in an attempt to reverse what the United Nations has deemed a major ecological and humanitarian disaster. Azzam is also the Founder of Nature Iraq, the country’s largest environmental protection non-profit organization. 

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