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The Sudd swamp in South Sudan is Africa’s largest freshwater wetland. This unique landscape spreads out from the White Nile and is home to more than 400 bird and 100 mammal species. But the Jonglei Canal, a massive project aiming to divert water downstream to Egypt, could be about to change it forever. Dredging operations began in summer 2022 to reduce flooding around the swamp, much to conservationists’ concern. What impact do they fear the Jonglei Canal might have on the Sudd? And why was such a major construction project left half finished in the first place?
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