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Nigerian Companies Use Charcoal Substitutes to Reduce Deforestation


Nigerian Companies Use Charcoal Substitutes to Reduce Deforestation
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Some Nigerian companies are using coconut and palm shells to make charcoal briquettes in an effort to slow ongoing deforestation. Nigeria banned charcoal exports after a World Bank report showed the country lost nearly half its forest cover in just a decade. Timothy Obiezu reports from Kuje, Nigeria.

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