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Published online 3 February 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030127-15
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UN reports environmental crisis in Occupied Territories
Damage to water, soil, plants and animals in Palestine could be irreversible.
Immediate action is needed to avert irreversible degradation of the environment in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, a United Nations report has concluded1. Protracted conflict in the region is damaging water reserves, soils, forests and native species, possibly beyond repair.
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