We are visiting our partners in #sustainable #charcoal in #Cambodia. Charcoal is one of the most important fuels for cooking in Cambodia, in households as well as in restaurants. In that sense, the country is not different from many other #developingcountries. Unfortunately the charcoal is largely produced from illegal #logging of natural #forests. In fact, charcoal production is the biggest factor for #deforestation in Cambodia. UNEP CCC has been engaged in the development of a sustainable #valuechains for charcoal in partnering with Khmer Green Charcoal (KGC) and Geres in the #KjuonGo project, supported by the #Nordic Climate Facility/Nordic Development Fund (NDF) and adopted by Global Green Growth Institute as part of their work on #Article6 of the #parisagreement. The solution to the use of charcoal in Cambodia is not to end it - it is to replace the #illegallogging with #sustainableforestry, and to introduce controlled production without #methane #emissions. The KjuonGo charcoal directly replaces illegally logged charcoal and it is produced in model kilns that ensure a #carbon footprint much less than with the use of traditional charcoal or simple fuelwood. At the same time, KjuonGo charcoal comes from sustainably logged #community forests, generating additional income in poor communities. The KjounGo project is now coming to an end – but the commercial sale of sustainable charcoal sourced from sustainably managed community forests continues.
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Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) Africa Manager
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👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 This should be read by BIO Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries officers so they can change their view on the charcoal. Baning charcoal is the worst ever solution when greening it is the best way to make it cleaner, more sustainable and one of the key afforestation and reforestation driver!