Under the cover of lockdown, illegal logging surges in Tunisia
Gabes, TunisiaThomson Reuters Foundation As Tunisia’s streets emptied and shops shuttered after the 6pm national curfew to stem the novel coronavirus outbreak, a clandestine group headed to the forest. Over two nights in early April, a group of people in the north-west region of Ain Draham illegally felled 400 trees, a species known as Algerian […]
Explainer – Why are the Amazon fires sparking a crisis for Brazil – and the world?
Brasilia, BrazilReuters A record number of fires ravaging the Amazon has drawn international outrage because of the rainforest’s importance to the global environment and prompted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to dispatch the military to assist in firefighting. Here is what you need to know about the disaster. Why does the Amazon matter?The Amazon – 60 […]