Kurdistan’s mountains face deforestation because of kerosene shortages
People living in the Kurdistan Region's mountains rely on heating oil as temperatures drop and snow begins to fall. In 2018, residents have resorted to chopping down trees to make up for the shortages. "If we don’t cut down the trees, we won’t be able to provide heat for our family. I feel like a […]Bextiyar Qadir reports for Rudaw:
People living in the Kurdistan Region's mountains rely on heating oil as temperatures drop and snow begins to fall. In 2018, residents have resorted to chopping down trees to make up for the shortages.
"If we don’t cut down the trees, we won’t be able to provide heat for our family. I feel like a criminal..." said Jasim Bradosty, a local from Bradost in northern Erbil province.
"If the government would distribute heating oil to citizens, people wouldn’t cut down trees. And another point, there is no control over fuel prices in the market. Seriously, fuel prices are too expensive," he added.
