A British environmental group warns the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region is driving deforestation. The U.N. says one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world is taking place inside Tigray, with an acute lack of food. By analyzing satellite images in Tigray, the report concludes “conflict driven-deforestation" is happening at an alarming rate. The U.N. says 9.4 million people in the north of Ethiopia, including Tigray and parts of the neighboring Afar and Amhara regions, require humanitarian aid. Schulte said that the best way to stop the deforestation is to stop the conflict, but even then, the environmental damage will take decades to undo.

Source: Ethiopian News April 27, 2022 18:12 UTC