Charcoal Harvesting Killing Off Ivory Coast's Rainforests

Author:
Haru Mutasa/AlJazeera English
Publisher:
AlJazeera English
Publication Date:
21 July 2012
Tags:
Energy, Cote d'Ivoire, Environment, Industry and Infrastructure

Electricity is a luxury in war torn Ivory Coast but for the poor charcoal is the cheaper alternative.Now environmentalists are warning that one of West Africa's remaining rainforests is disappearing at an alarming rate because of increased industrial logging and people cutting down trees to make charcoal - the only fuel they can afford.

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