Tag: corruption in forestry

September 3, 2025
Maps Show a Forest, But Where Are the Trees?

Maps Show a Forest, But Where Are the Trees?

Armenia’s forests are vanishing under the pressure of illegal logging and rural dependence on firewood. Lori Youmshajekian follows volunteer rangers in Dilijan who risk their safety to defend fragile ecosystems, exposing corruption, weak enforcement, and the urgent fight to save Armenia’s trees.