Libya: Libya's Battle to Protect Its Endangered Forests

Jul 20, 2021 | Hendia Alashepy, Deutsche Welle
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While Libya has been torn by conflict between various political and armed factions over the past decade, some have been waging a different kind of battle: a fight to save the country's greenest land. The North African state, which is almost entirely covered by desert, hosts a rare forested area, cut by several valleys, known as Al-Jabal al-Akhdar, or the Green Mountain. The mountainous plateau runs between Benghazi and Derna in northeastern Libya for about 350 kilometers (220 miles) on the Mediterranean coast and is known for its plant diversity. It hosts 70% of Libya's flora and several archaeological sites.