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Biodiversity in danger: Israeli strikes burn over 2,000 hectares in southern Lebanon

Crops, wildlife, and flora fall victim to the Israeli offensive.

Biodiversity in danger: Israeli strikes burn over 2,000 hectares in southern Lebanon

Crops, wildlife, and flora fall victim to the Israeli offensive.

Images from southern Lebanon paint a stark picture of intense Israeli raids, fierce battles with Hezbollah, and villages leveled to rubble. Meanwhile another tragedy unfolds quietly: Israeli bombardments and the fires they ignite threaten countless animal and plant species, destroying or polluting natural habitats with lasting, far-reaching impact. Unable to access the area, experts struggle to estimate the full extent of the damage but are already warning of devastating, immeasurable losses.In the meantime, the National Early Warning System Platform at the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) is relying on satellite imagery to track and catalog the areas burned and impacted by the ongoing conflict. The center's director, Chadi Abdallah, said that approximately 2,000 hectares of land have burned so far, including 1,223...
Images from southern Lebanon paint a stark picture of intense Israeli raids, fierce battles with Hezbollah, and villages leveled to rubble. Meanwhile another tragedy unfolds quietly: Israeli bombardments and the fires they ignite threaten countless animal and plant species, destroying or polluting natural habitats with lasting, far-reaching impact. Unable to access the area, experts struggle to estimate the full extent of the damage but are already warning of devastating, immeasurable losses.In the meantime, the National Early Warning System Platform at the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) is relying on satellite imagery to track and catalog the areas burned and impacted by the ongoing conflict. The center's director, Chadi Abdallah, said that approximately 2,000 hectares of land have burned so far, including 1,223...
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