Afrin… Due to unjust cutting, the specter of desertification threatens the forests in Afrin
ARK News… The continuation of cutting down fruitful and forest trees has become a serious threat to the forests in Afrin, Syrian Kurdistan.
ARK News video clips showed the effects of unjust cutting by the factions and displaced Arabs on the forests of the Jenderes-Shiye Deveyol Road, as they became threatened by desertification after they were covered with cypress and pine trees.
The sources confirm that the cutting operations are aimed at logging and trading in firewood, and the price of one ton reaches about 150 US dollars.
According to organizations working to document violations in Afrin, more than one and a half million trees have been cut down since March 2018.
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