In northern Syria, widespread deforestation is only one tool used by successive generations of the Assad dynasty to press the Kurdish people. The area now seems impossibly arid, but it used to be green and living. In a bid to restore the region’s fertility and stability, a movement is underway to plant tens of thousands of trees across the region, despite the ongoing war happening around the region. The movement to re-green the region could bring natural prosperity back to northern Syria while helping the Kurdish people maintain their livelihood.
Despite the war, tens of thousands of trees are being planted in northern Syria
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