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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...