[isrul]

"The marsh can be managed in many different ways -- say for fisheries in one portion, migratory birds and other wildlife in another portion, and so on. The people who once called these marshes home will guide this."

Operative phrase "once4 called these marshes home" This isn't about helping these people reclaim their homes. It's about putting more land out of the reach of human beings.

[hedgetrimmer]

"It's about putting more land out of the reach of human beings"

Thats exactly what I was thinking as I read this article. I kept thinking that we saw a lot of farms in the battle for Nasiriya on television. There have to be a lot of farms in that region because of the convergence of the rivers. The writer was careful not to mention how many farms might be destroyed by this "restoration". Agriculture could bring wealth to Iraq, environmentalists must be very worried that Iraqis might be brought out of poverty by use of the land.

[hedgetrimmer]

"say for fisheries in one portion"

I would say at the rate fisheries are being closed by environmentalists, that this is just a bone they are throwing... only to be taken away once they get control. The environmentalists promised that fishermen would not be affected by making Monterey Bay a sanctuary, but BOY DID THEY LIE. Fishermen are nearly gone now, and it took less than 10 years.