Algeria’s wildfires burn farms and agri-business plans
This week, wildfires scorched over 18 000 hectares in northern Algeria, according to the Civil Protection Directorate. The fires, concentrated in the wilayas of Bejaia, Tizi Ouzou, Jijel and Bouira, destroyed 12 000 hectares of forest and 6 000 hectares of agricultural land, including olive groves, fruit orchards and cereal fields. Satellite data from the … Read more