A woman on a donkey carrying wood from trees cut at the Mount Abdulaziz nature reserve outside Hasakeh - Copyright AFP Delil SOULEIMANDelil SouleimanOn a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria’s north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest to dispersed trees and decimated trunks poking out from dry, crumbly soil. Twelve years of conflict […]
On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria's north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest to dispersed trees and decimated trunks poking out from dry, crumbly soil.- 'Blanket of greenery' -
The once-dense forests of Syria's west "have suffered the most degradation caused by the war", mostly from tree felling and wildfires, PAX said.
Woods on shores of Euphrates attracted tourists, provided shade and defense from dust storms, but civilians impoverished by war have cut down trees, mainly for firewood
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