IN STEREO

Humanity’s abuses to nature are increasing. Like fire, throwing trash, non-compliance to trails, cooked leftovers – which is trash, too. Also, there’s the fire, the flame igniting the protected areas. Another thing: in the past, Al-Makhrour was full of gazelles. Now, as there are many people coming and going, there aren’t, or they’re rare. I mean, you must go at 5 or 6am in order to see them. They escape because there are too many people. I mean, humanity passed our limits and got involved in animals’ seclusion in the forest. They’re carrying musical instruments and telephones, and they’re shouting. I mean, there’s no calm; there’s no respect for the environment. They don’t behave with nature as a temporary guest who is entering and leaving. So animals, even birds escape. – Ibrahim M.

You see out on the trailway there are places for garbage disposal. Plus, the guide collects garbage and puts it in a specific corner, and the municipality comes every week and takes garbage from the area. And fire doesn’t affect the area. On the contrary, it even strengthens the land. Coal makes fertiliser for land. Peel and lemon and fruit decompose and become part of nature. So we harm nothing in nature. The area isn’t clean, whether you litter or not. I mean, when you go to any other area, you see that the land is clear, the street is clean. If you throw a piece of paper, it will be obvious. [The locals] don’t leave garbage. I mean, they consider it their land. They keep the area clean. Maybe when a stranger comes, OK, they throw their garbage and that’s it. They’re not coming back again. – Mohammad