Restoring Kashmir's lakes one community at a time: Interview with Manzoor Ahmad Wangnoo
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Conservationist Manzoor Ahmad Wangnoo and the Nigeen Lake Conservation Organisation have revived degraded water bodies across Kashmir through Mission Ehsaas, a community-led restoration effort addressing a crisis where nearly half (315 of 697) of lakes recorded in the 1960s have disappeared or shrunk.
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