Kerch Strait Fuel-Oil Spill: Environmental Disaster and Manipulation in the Information Space
After 15 December 2024, the most important topic in Russian and Ukrainian media became the accident in the Kerch Strait involving the oil tankers Volgoneft 212 and Volgoneft 239, from which more than 9,000 tonnes of fuel oil spilled into the Black Sea. Journalists in the two countries, however, covered the event very differently.
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World Wetlands Day: How the War Is Destroying Ukraine’s Unique Nature Reserves
On 2 February, the world marks World Wetlands Day, which aims to raise awareness of unique ecosystems that provide a range of environmental, economic and social services. Under the Ramsar Convention, wetlands include all marshes and waterlogged areas, as well as fresh, brackish or salt-water bodies no more than six metres deep at low tide. The Convention obliges states to designate wetlands of international importance within their territories and to promote the conservation of wetlands and waterbirds by establishing nature reserves.
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