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Oak trees cut and sold in Bukan villages amid poverty
Original: Hana’s report on the cutting down and sale of Oak trees in the villages of Bukan due to poverty and unemployment
The Hana Human Rights Organization reports that residents of villages around Bukan, in Iran's West Azerbaijan province, are cutting down and selling oak trees as a way to cope with poverty and unemployment. The group frames the deforestation as a consequence of economic hardship, warning of environmental damage in the region.
Why now: A new human rights report has drawn attention to the link between local economic hardship and deforestation in the Bukan area.
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- Hana’s report on the cutting down and sale of Oak trees in the villages of Bukan due to poverty and unemployment · Hana Human Rights Organization
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