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Sudan's Historic Acacia Forest Devastated as War Fuels Logging
Nearly 60% of Khartoum's green cover has been lost due to war-driven logging, affecting energy supplies and increasing flood risks, officials and experts said.
- Nearly three years of conflict in Sudan have destroyed 60 percent of the green cover in Khartoum state, with century-old acacia trees cut down for timber and charcoal production, leaving barren land where forests once stood.
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War devastates Sudan's ancient acacia forest, threatening ecosystem
Nearly three years of conflict have reduced Sudan's historic Al-Sunut acacia forest south of Khartoum to barren fields of stumps, destroying a vital green shield against Nile floods and a haven for migratory birds from Europe.
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Sudan's historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging
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Sudan’s historic acacia forest devastated as war fuels logging
Vast stretches of a once-verdant acacia forest south of Sudan's capital Khartoum have been reduced to little more than fields of stumps as nearly three years of conflict have fuelled deforestation. What was once a 1,500-hectare natural reserve has been "completely wiped out", Boushra Hamed, head of environmental affairs for Khartoum state, told AFP. Al-Sunut
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