Lebanese villagers try to stem illegal logging scourge

Residents in the country's north have been patrolling a mountainside, trying to protect trees from timber poachers

This picture taken on January 11, 2023 shows a view of juniper trees in a forested mountainous area near the village of Barqa in Lebanon's eastern Baalbeck district. - Braving the bitter cold, Lebanese villagers have been patrolling a mountainside in the country's north, trying to protect trees from loggers who roll in under the cover of darkness. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)

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Feb 02, 2023

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Lebanese villagers try to stem illegal logging scourge — in pictures

Residents in the country's north have been patrolling a mountainside, trying to protect trees from timber poachers

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