Somali charcoal: funding terrorism through deforestation

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisMar 5, 2015, 1:25 pm57 pts
Militant terrorist group Al-Shabaab funds itself, in part, through the illegal production and sale of charcoal, turning Somalia’s trees into “black gold.” Because areas of the country controlled by the group aren’t accessible to researchers, it’s difficult to determine just how many trees are cut down…

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