NNA – MP Bilal Abdallah tweeted today on the fires that broke out in several Lebanese areas, saying: "The time has come to approve a national plan to preserve forest and plant wealth, which is based on: construction of roads for vehicles and pedestrian paths; reinforcement and support for the civil defense units in equipment and personnel; securing specially equipped seaplanes; annual afforestation campaigns to combat desertification; applying stricter penalties and related laws; expanding and strengthening the forestry commissioners' apparatus…”

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