Rush to turn ‘black diamonds’ into cash eats up Uganda’s forests, fruits
2021-06-17 17:30
Soaring demand for charcoal, especially in urban areas, is putting intense pressure on Ugandan forests as well as on local fruit trees, which are being cut to make fuel for cooking and small-scale enterprises.
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