Wealth at Great Cost
The Destruction of the Caspian Sea Environment
Deutsche Fassung
Abstract
The Caspian Sea in Central Asia is the largest enclosed body of water on the planet and lies in the world’s oldest oil region. The area is well-known due to its abundance of resources, especially its sturgeon, from which black caviar is won, and its reserves of gas and oil. Increasing destruction of the environment is making the Caspian Sea an endangered habitat.
(Osteuropa 8-9/2007, pp. 479–482)