Myanmar: Regreening a Barren Rohingya Refugee Camp on Myanmar’s Border

Jun 16, 2019 | Kaamil Ahmed, Mongabay
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When Mongabay visited after the 2017 influx, evidence of the active deforestation was everywhere. Where the refugees were not clearing space for the still-expanding camp, others were hiking hours into the rapidly disappearing forest to gather precious firewood by cutting down trees and even ripping roots from the hills.