Bangladesh/Myanmar: Rohingya Refugees Regreen Deforested Land on Myanmar's Border

Jul 23, 2019 | Kaamil Ahmed, New Arab
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Living off the land is natural for the Rohingya, who lived a predominantly agricultural life in Myanmar. Today, the UN estimates only around 400,000 Rohingya remain in Myanmar, compared to almost one million now in Bangladesh. On the camp's fringes, where the sea of tents thins and the mutilated remains of the forest begin, a few of the refugees, such as Hazara's grandsons, have begun to cultivate small but treasured patches of land.