The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), is promoting bamboo charcoal technologies in Ghana, which have the potential to jump-start the country’s bio-energy sector and generate and sustain the charcoal business.
July 2013
GACC: $100,000 to $5 million USD available for investment
Enterprises currently working in the clean cooking sector and seeking $100,000 to $5 million USD in outside debt or equity investment are invited to complete the simple 3 page application form, which should take no more than 2 hours to complete. Applications must be submitted by July 21, 2013 11:59 pm EDT.
NEWS: Poor burn mangrove for charcoal in southern Vietnam
Many poor people in the southernmost province of Ca Mau burn forests to obtain charcoal, running the gauntlet of years in jail and even shooting by rangers. “We know we are burning our own homes, but what else can we do to feed ourselves?”