Maria Zadneprovskaya reflects on her initial reaction to the Aral Sea's devastation, stating, 'It felt like a real catastrophe', marking a poignant turning point in environmental awareness.
Zadneprovskaya's involvement in the Aral Sea Environmental Restoration Project emphasizes the urgency of planting black saxaul trees, which 'can stabilize the sand, helping to prevent soil degradation and reduce health impacts'.
Describing the environmental collapse, Zadneprovskaya notes that the Aral Sea once teemed with life, 'the water here was once 52 feet deep and full of big, mustachioed Eurasian carp', now lost.
The transformation of the region into the 'one of the world's youngest deserts' highlights the catastrophic results of the Soviet-era water diversion, with salinity levels rising dramatically.
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