via allAfrica news service, who got it from Nigeria’s Daily Trust
Nigeria: Growing Danger of Charcoal Smuggling
By Tina A. Hassan, 31 May 2012
(..) According to experts, Nigeria is losing is forest resources at a very alarming rate due to the continued felling of trees for firewood, charcoal making and selling among other uses without any concrete effort at replacing those trees that have been cut down.
Some of them said only five percent of Nigeria’s forest is remaining because most of it has been cut and has not been replenished in any form. This, they say, has slowly destroyed the rain forest portions of the northern region of Nigeria which is the worst affected by the impact of tree felling as well as climate change that is pushing the Sahara southwards and this is evident in the traces of trees that have been cut down.
At a recent forum on promoting the use of clean cooking stoves among rural communities in Nigeria organized by the Nigeria Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, Country Director of Heinrich Boll foundation, Nigeria, Kristine K said Nigeria is one of the biggest charcoal smugglers in Africa, with huge lorries traveling all the way to Ivory Coast to sell the product.
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