Villagers protest tree cutting in Beytüşebap

Villagers protest tree cutting in Beytüşebap

Tree cutting, which has continued uninterrupted for seven years in the Besta, Cûdî, and Gabar regions of Şırnak (Şirnex), has now reached the district of Beytüşebap (Elkê). While logging continues across 31 designated zones in Besta, the Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry has sent official permits for tree cutting to the local headmen of nine villages in the Beytüşebap district.   When villagers refused to sign the documents, th…