Reliance on charcoal or firewood is highest in Africa and Asia, according to a 2018 report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, with some African cities almost entirely dependent on ...

Back in Tanzania, where the charcoal market remains largely backstreet, the industry is valued at upwards of $150 million a year. This figure encouraged Briton Nicholas Harrison to get involved. His ...

A partnership among African nations and communities, the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan and China are working to substitute bamboo charcoal and firewood for forest wood on which 80 ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — The machete-wielding men lodge themselves deep inside forests for weeks at a time, felling trees that will be incinerated into pieces of charcoal. Because they often work at ...

Africa's burning charcoal problem By Anthea Rowan Focus on Africa Magazine, Tanzania At a road block in western Tanzania, miles from anywhere, a uniformed official raises a flagged barrier. Nearby is ...

Reliance on charcoal or firewood is highest in Africa and Asia, according to a 2018 report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, with some African cities almost entirely dependent on ...

Charcoal is big business in Africa but the long-term impact could prove disastrous. Anthea Rowan reports.

Reliance on charcoal or firewood is highest in Africa and Asia, according to a 2018 report by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, with some African cities almost entirely dependent on ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — The machete-wielding men lodge themselves deep inside forests for weeks at a time, felling trees that will be incinerated into pieces of charcoal. Because they often work at ...