By 2050… smoke from cooking fires will release about 7 billion tonnes of carbon in the form of greenhouse gases in Africa – that’s about 6 per cent of the total expected greenhouses from the continent. — Rwanda New Times
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Job listing: Sustainble Charcoal project in Tanzania
VACANCY: Tanzania Forest Conservation Group is looking for an experienced and well-qualified candidate for the position of Technical Adviser for our Sustainable Charcoal Project. Candidates can be of any nationality.
“Attention Apple, the Tanzania cookstove market needs you…”
“Cheap, disposable, utilitarian appliances.” And, “not enough fuel savings to justify the expense of a clean cookstove.” These are just some of the findings in an new study out by Ideo.org on the cooking habits of Tanzanians.
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As Uganda’s woodfuel crisis deepens, slum-dwellers in the capital come up with creative solutions.
Uganda: When good intentions go bad
Banning timber and charcoal production to protect the country’s remaining tree cover is well intentioned but completely impractical.