Category Archives: charcoal

Numerous bans on the cutting of wet and young trees (Google / Somaliland Sun)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

Read at : Google Alerts – desertification http://somalilandsun.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3071:somaliland-government-reacts-to-alarming-threat-of-deforestation-and-desertification&catid=44:government Somaliland: Government Reacts to Alarming Threat of Deforestation and Desertification By: Yusuf M Hasan HARGEISA (Somalilandsun) – Large parts of the country could turn into desert within decades, as many turn to … Continue reading →

Posted in charcoal, deforestation, Desertification

Desertification in Nigeria ? Business of firewood and charcoal is thriving (Google / allAfrica / Daily Trust)

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://allafrica.com/stories/201201231050.html Nigeria: Charcoal, Firewood Business Booms Despite Desertification Laws Olayemi R. Ibrahim – 23 January 2012 There has been law against the felling of trees across the country to prevent the environment against … Continue reading →

Posted in charcoal, deforestation, Desertification, Forestry

Nigeria banning charcoal, fuel wood export (Google / Nigerian Tribune)

Posted on October 6, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.saturday.tribune.com.ng/index.php/property-a-environment/29004-desertification-council-bans-charcoal-fuel-wood-export Desertification: Council bans charcoal, fuel wood export Written by Chukwuma Okparaocha, Lagos The National Council on Environment (NCE) has banned the export of fuel wood and charcoal to check deforestation and desertification in … Continue reading →

Posted in charcoal, firewood / charcoal, Forestry

Bumper harvest at irrigation schemes in midst of hunger (AfricaFiles / Daily Nation Kenya)

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Horn of Africa: Bumper harvest at irrigation schemes in midst of hunger Author: Barnabas Bii Category: Food and Land Date: 8/1/2011 Source: Daily Nation, Kenya Source Website: http://www.nation.co.ke/ Summary & Comment: In the midst of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agriculture, charcoal, deforestation, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine

Prosopis juliflora : stopping soil erosion, invasiove, toxic, good for charcoal (Google / allAfrica)

Posted on August 5, 2011 by

Read at : http://allafrica.com/stories/201108041156.html Kenya: Toxic Plant Can Be Black Gold Muchemi Wachira 3 August 2011 Almost four years have passed since a toothless goat was produced in court and the Government was ordered to investigate the damage caused by … Continue reading →

Posted in charcoal, invasive species, Prosopis juliflora

More charcoal, less forest (IRIN)

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Video seen at : http://www.irinnews.org/film/?id=4630 Charcoal Forests (Madagascar)

Posted in charcoal, deforestation

Nigeria : Charcoal producers and deforestation (Google / Nigerian Tribune)

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://tribune.com.ng/index.php/community-news/22807-awareness-campaign-against-deforestation-begins-in-oke-ogun Awareness campaign against deforestation begins in Oke-Ogun Written by gbade osin DEFORESTATION which has become the order of the day in some part of Oke-Ogun area of Oyo state is giving leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in charcoal, deforestation

Use the elephant grass, Pennisetum purpurea (E.R. CARSTENS)

Posted on August 12, 2010 by

A message from Brazil: Dear Willem, Here is some attached material on the use of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpurea) for energy purposes, for direct burning and for production of charcoal through the process of fast pyrolysis in a bubbling fluidized … Continue reading →

Posted in bio-briqettes, charcoal, energy/bioenergy/biofuels