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State representatives and forest guards count the rings on tree stumps to ascertain the age of the felled Algerian oak trees in Ain Draham, Tunisia. April 15, 2020. | Photo provided by the Ministry of Agriculture

State representatives and forest guards count the rings on tree stumps to ascertain the age of the felled Algerian oak trees in Ain Draham, Tunisia. April 15, 2020. | Photo provided by the Ministry of Agriculture

Under the Cover of Lockdown, Illegal Logging Surges in Tunisia

There have been more than 200 forest code violations in the past month — ten times the number in the same period last year.