Despite its documented role in deforestation and forest degradation, policymakers are slowly coming around to the idea of embracing charcoal production and trade in the country to fully harness its ...

The Permanent Secretary, Ecological Project Office, Dr. Aishetu Ndayako has reaffirmed government’s commitment to co-developing a national action framework with Centre for Renewable Energy and Action ...

A six-week investigation into charcoal production in Iganngan area of Ibarapa North Local Government Area, Oyo State by the Head of Investigation Desk, KUNLE AKINRINADE, reveals destruction of the ...

More than three billion people globally depend on solid fuels, often using inefficient technologies that pose health risks to users. In Africa, firewood and charcoal provide energy for over half of ...

The Hwange Local Board (HLB) will this year begin penalising individuals found in illegal possession of charcoal as part of efforts to curb deforestation and environmental degradation in the district.

GULU, UgandaGULU, Uganda — The charcoal makers in the forests of northern Uganda fled into the bush, temporarily abandoning their precious handiwork: multiple heaps of timber yet to be processed. The ...

This story was originally reported by by Isaiah Esipisu. Editing by Sebastien Malo and Laurie Goering for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. When local authorities in eastern Kenya slapped a ban on ...

The plan is outlined in the National Strategy and ActionPlan for the Control of Mathenge in Kenya 2025–35. According to the strategy,traditional charcoal production methods with a 10 per cent recovery ...