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The ‘Spanish platypus’ is unique to the Iberian Peninsula and a jewel of evolution that has lost up to 70% of the geographical range it occupied three decades ago

Arafa Saber goes fishing in the Nile River with his brother Mohamed, November 30. They look for fish, but also plastics.

Egypt

The plastic fishermen of the Nile

Marc Español|Cairo|Dec 17, 2023 - 15:09 CET

Egypt is responsible for more than 40% of the plastic waste dumped in the Mediterranean, and its iconic river is increasingly polluted. Collecting and selling waste plastic that is then reused is a way to compensate for the lost income due to the scarcity of fish

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A rare mammal with a trunk-like snout and webbed feet: The Iberian desman faces extinction

The plastic fishermen of the Nile

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