Aïn Draham, Tunisia — On a hillside in Tunisia’s northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and rising temperatures are making it ever harder to find the precious plants. Yet the harvesters say they have little choice but to struggle on, as there

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On a hillside in Tunisia's northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and rising temperatures are making it ever harder to find the precious plants.Yet the harvesters say they have little choice but to struggle on, as there are few opportunities in a country hit hard by unemployment, inflation and high living costs.

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AIN DRAHEM - AFP: On a plateau in the mountains of northwestern Tunisia, Mabrouka watches with regret as her workers collect wild herbs whose oils are used for medicinal and aromatic purposes, their baskets barely a third full after the lack of rain and the rise in temperatures due to climate change. At the entrance to the village of Tabaniyya in the Ain Drahem region in the far northwest of Tunisia, and in […]

عين دراهم – أ ف ب: تراقب مبروكة على هضبة بين جبال منطقة الشمال الغربي التونسي بتحسر عاملاتها يجمعن الأعشاب البرية التي تُستعمل زيوتها لأغراض طبية وعطرية، وبالكاد امتلأت سلالهن إلى الثُلُث بعد انحباس الأمطار وارتفاع درجات الحرارة بسبب تغير المناخ. في مدخل قرية التباينية من منطقة عين دراهم في أقصى الشمال الغربي التونسي، وفي […]

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Tunisia: Climate change deprives marginalized rural women of their only source of livelihood

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TUNIS - On a hillside in Tunisia's northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and rising temperatures are making it ever harder to find the precious plants.Yet the harvesters say they have little choice but to struggle on, as there are few opportunities in a co…

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On a hillside in Tunisia's northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and rising temperatures are making it ever harder to find the precious plants. Yet the harvesters say they have little choice but to struggle on, as there are few opportunities in

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In the vast forests surrounding the village, the peasants harvest, according to the seasons, rosemary, lentisco, eucalyptus or thyme to distill or extract essential oils for medicinal or aromatic use.

En los vastos bosques que rodean el pueblo, las campesinas cosechan, según las estaciones, romero, lentisco, eucalipto o tomillo para destilarlos o extraer aceites esenciales de uso medicinal o aromático.

Mujeres recolectoras de plantas aromáticas lidian con la sequía en Túnez

Women collecting aromatic plants deal with drought in Tunisia

Herbal gatherers in Tunisia face significant challenges due to prolonged drought and climate change, impacting their livelihoods and income. Mabrouka Athimni, leader of the ‘Al Baraka’ cooperative, highlights the drastic reduction in earnings as women struggle to collect medicinal herbs like rosemary and thyme. With dwindling water sources and rising temperatures, the cooperative’s ability to […]

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Impact of Climate Change on Tunisia's Aromatic Plant Harvesters

Ain Draham, Tunisia (AFP) Dec 22, 2024 
On a hillside in Tunisia's northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and rising temperatures are making it ever harder to find the precious plants. 
Yet the harvesters say they have little choice but to struggle on, as there are few opportunities in a country hit hard by unemployment, inflation and high living

Tunisia women herb harvesters struggle with drought and heat

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