The human toll of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti has been devastating, with the government reporting more than 150,000 dead in the Port-au-Prince area alone. What, if anything, does the disaster mean for the environment? Continue reading
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MALAWI: Nearly 60 percent of charcoal produced from protected areas
Malawi’s protected areas generate more than 60 percent of the charcoal consumed in the country’s four largest cities. Continue reading
In the Philippines: Four briquettes, a cup of rice, and thou…
In the Philippines town of Los Baños, 63 miles to the south of Manila, local town officials are marketing briquettes made of discarded waste paper. Continue reading
Cambodia: Commercial venture to produce “cleaner” charcoal
MONG Riththy Group (a privately held local agro-industrial company) is preparing to put “cleaner” charcoal on the domestic market after a US$10 million investment, its president told the Phnom Penh Post Tuesday. In the coming two weeks, the company is set to introduce between 250 and 1,000 tonnes of Acacia charcoal on the domestic market each month at a price of 1,200 riels (US$0.30) per kilogram, said Mong Riththy. The special charcoal is thought to be cleaner than the domestic charcoal used normally, as it burns at a high heat and does not produce as much smoke as other varieties.
Green dollars pour into Africa on the back of pioneering carbon offset deal
Nedbank announced today that its partnership with Wildlife Works Inc. to make available to the international market African carbon credits has proved extremely successful. The demand for carbon credits from the international business community is extremely strong. Continue reading