September 14, 2018 - Syrians in the city of Idlib chop forest wood with a chainsaw to prepare firewood for heating. Many Syrians resort to logs for heating as with the conflict the price of diesel has risen from approximately $28 to approximately $100 per barrel, accompanied by a ten-fold devaluation of the Syrian currency. Before the onset of the conflict kerosene was mainly used in heating during the winter season in Idlib, but since the conflict started many Syrians have resorted to cutting down trees from nearby forests and woodlands to stay warm while facing fuel rocketing prices and fue
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September 14, 2018 - Syrians in the city of Idlib chop forest wood with a chainsaw to prepare firewood for heating. Many Syrians resort to logs for heating as with the conflict the price of diesel has risen from approximately $28 to approximately $100 per barrel, accompanied by a ten-fold devaluation of the Syrian currency. Before the onset of the conflict kerosene was mainly used in heating during the winter season in Idlib, but since the conflict started many Syrians have resorted to cutting down trees from nearby forests and woodlands to stay warm while facing fuel rocketing prices and fuel shortages. The increased logging has led to fears of deforestation in the country, but with the fuel crisis and the freezing winter temperature many Syrian feel that they have no choice but felling trees to stay warm and to power bakeries and businesses. According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization woodland in Syria constitutes only 1.4 percent of the country’s terrain. The national park to the northwest of Idlib used to be protected by forest rangers, but that monitoring ended since the beginning of the conflict (Credit Image: © Juma Mohammad/IMAGESLIVE via ZUMA Wire)