Logging in Besta by village guards under military supervision

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ŞIRNEX - With the arrival of spring in the Besta region of Şirnex, where tree cutting has been carried out for many years, the cutting of trees by rangers has started once again. 

In the Cudî, Gabar Mountains and Besta region of Şirnex (Şırnak), trees have been cut down by village guards under the supervision of the military for years. With the arrival of spring, tree felling has started once again in the Besta region.
 
CUT TREES ARE GATHERED IN AN AREA 
 
Rangers were taken from Sêgirkê and Gundikmelê towns to Xeribkê Bestê in Besta region and cut down the trees in the area. The cut trees are loaded on tractors and collected in a large area. The tree cutting is carried out under the supervision of 2 separate military towers. In the footage we took, there are cut down trees lined up in an area covering a kilometre. The slaughter in question once again reveals the ecological destruction in the region. The cut trees consist of newly growing and centuries-old oak trees. The kolbars in the area in question cannot graze their animals due to the feeling of trees. 
 
Rangers started to cut down trees in Kemaloga, Giresive, and Kurtaxanê areas of Besta. 
 
In Şirnex region, there has been a decrease of 8 percent in the forest due to the logging and ecological plunder that has been going on for the last 4 years. In the city, Gabar Mountain was subjected to great ecological destruction under the name of oil exploration and Cudi Mountain was subjected to great ecological destruction under the name of mining exploration. 
 
MA / Zeynep Durgut
 

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