Mustafa Gerima wants local communities to stop chopping down the trees to make charcoal - which they say is more profitable than the oil, also used in cooking, that is extracted from its fruit. He ...

Mustafa Gerima wants local communities to stop chopping down the trees to make charcoal - which they say is more profitable than the oil, also used in cooking, that is extracted from its fruit.

In this report, COLLINS AGWAM writes about the thriving charcoal business in Nasarawa State despite a government ban to prevent deforestation In the Gudi community, Akwanga Local Government Area ...

The buried roots and stumps of an ancient forest in southern China are the charred remains of an ancient war and the burning of a capital city, according to a recent study from researchers who ...

Chart: The Economist Charcoal has fuelled Africa’s urbanisation. It is dense in energy and hard to regulate, much like cities themselves. Despite concerns about pollution, lost trees and illicit ...

Area officials in Northern Uganda have blamed security agencies for abetting illegal charcoal burning in the region, despite a presidential executive order of 2023 prohibiting ...

Most residents of the community, especially women reportedly engage in the felling of trees for charcoal and firewood sale as their means of livelihood. Driving through the Local Government from ...