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Josephine Lungu, 47 years old, packing charcoal in Zuwalinyenga village. Zambiaâ??s forests risk becoming deserts in the next fifteen years going by the current rate of deforestation. 90 percent of the population use charcoal related sources of energy, thereby making charcoal burning a lucrative business venture and a major source of livelihoods.

Suspension of charcoal burning to combat deforestation

Shibuyunji District Forestry Officer Victoria Chilembo, says the move by the Government to suspend charcoal burning is aimed at combating deforestation which is a pressing issue in Shibuyunji. Ms Chilembo…

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