Can charcoal production be sustainable?

<p>Did you know that a third of Africa's forests have already been lost, mainly to charcoal production? Yes, that is according to the world forest organization.</p> <p>In Kenya, the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) notes that more than 70 per cent of the domestic energy demand for cooking and heating has been met by charcoal over decades.&nbsp;For <a href="https://www.cifor.org/publications/pdf_files/articles/ASchure1902.pdf">a ton of charcoal produced, about ten tones of wood are used</a>.</p> <p>But, can charcoal be produced sustainably? Listen to Mary Njenga, a Bioenergy Research Scientist at World Agroforestry (ICRAF) on todays episode.</p>