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Updated 19 January 2021
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Oak trees take root in Iraqi Kurdistan to help climate

Oak trees take root in Iraqi Kurdistan to help climate

Over the next five years, 26-year-old Delband Rawanduzi and her volunteers aim to plant one million oaks to repopulate forests in Iraqi Kurdistan depleted by war, illegal logging and fires.

The resilient trees can endure both the cold of northern Iraq and the dry spells of one of the world's hottest countries.