Yemenis turn to felling trees for income to survive - in pictures

Soaring prices have left people desperate for fuel and money

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  A man cuts tree branches with a chainsaw to make firewood, on the outskirts of Taez, on February 24, 2023. - A more than eight-year-long war between Saudi-backed government forces and pro-Iran Huthi rebels has devastated Yemen, the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula, and soaring prices have left people desperate for fuel and income. (Photo by AHMAD AL-BASHA / AFP)

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  Eight years of war between government forces and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has devastated Yemen

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  The war has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and pushed the nation to the brink of famine

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  Environmental experts say more than six million trees have been felled since the start of Yemen's war

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  Yemen is the poorest country on the Arabian Peninsula

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  Soaring prices have left people desperate for fuel and income

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  Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago, rises in global food and fuel prices have piled on suffering

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