Despite government ban, tree-felling persists across Egypt

In the heart of the countryside, once lush and verdant, the landscape now groans from trees felled by merciless deforestation. Despite a prime minister’s decree banning it, the crime of indiscriminate logging continues to spread across several governorates. Along the Mit Ghamr–Banha road, Al-Masry Al-Youm on Saturday observed two vehicles loaded with freshly cut tree …