Egypt: Report Details Ongoing Removal of Old Trees Despite Directives

In Egypt, Al-Masry Al-Youm recently documented the ongoing felling of old trees across three governorates, including Luxor, despite existing government directives. The report specifically highlighted an incident in Luxor on Monday where a group of individuals was observed cutting down several old trees lining the Luxor–Aswan agricultural road, at Esna city in the southern part of the governorate. These individuals then loaded the felled trees onto pickup trucks. The excerpt notes that these trees had previously played a role in environmental mitigation, and their removal is occurring in direct contravention of unspecified government directives, suggesting a potential disregard for environmental protection or urban planning regulations.