Cameroonians combat deforestation using cheaper charcoal alternative

Mongabay
Mar 18, 2025, 4:23 am123 pts
To address deforestation in Cameroon, an environmental engineer has devised a cheaper, ecological alternative to charcoal, a Mongabay video narrates. Thirty-year-old Steve Djeutchou has tapped local food markets to supply organic waste to his company, STEMA Group, which then turns the biomass into biochar or…

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