Lintab – the “ranger” microscope
People depend on forests from the air they breathe to the wood they use. Habitats for animals and livelihoods for humans, forests prevent soil erosion, even mitigate climate change. Yet people are still allowing them to disappear also because of illegal logging. Forests in Armenia are less than 11% of the territory, while the illegal logging is a crime with more than 10 cases reported monthly by the police. The “Lintab” - a microscope measuring tree rings – comes to check the time and place of illegal logging and support reforestation in Armenia.
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