Author: Kelly Vaghenas, Green Prophet

  • Energy-Strapped Syrians Cut Down Precious Forests for Firewood

    In Darkush, Syria, civilians must turn to their environment for the basic need of warmth. Day after day, freezing temperatures prevail, and tree after tree is cut down. The national park to the northwest of Idlib, a herding area, is slowly becoming a flatland. Without the trees, which are beautiful and rare, the volume of…