Reposted by Zeinab F. Shuker
Syria’s rivers are polluted and overdrawn, its forests depleted, and its wildlife decimated.
In a new commentary, @zfshuker.bsky.social writes that Syria’s environmental catastrophe is much more than an aesthetic crisis.
In fact, it poses direct threats to its economy and stability.
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Syria’s Environmental Crisis Is Its Achilles Heel
It may be hard to imagine now, but Syrians once thought of their environmental treasures as being close to the soul of their country. As recently as a
