Haiti's Forests Turned to Charcoal to Fuel Impoverished Countryside. Tim Collie.
by Collie, Tim; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 201Environment. Publisher: Sun-Sentinel, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Charcoal | Deforestation -- Developing countries | Ecology | Environmental degradation -- Haiti | Forests and forestry -- Haiti | Fuel | Haiti -- Environmental conditions | Haiti -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Sold by charbonniers to urban residents--for use in home cooking, bakeries and dry cleaners--charcoal accounts for 85 percent of Haiti's energy consumption. Electricity has never penetrated the rural interior where half the country's 8 million people live. Oil prices have risen dramatically over the last two years, making the dwindling forests the only fuel option for most Haitians. But with every downed tree, this nation's legacy is going up in smoke." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article reveals that the charcoal industry is decimating the once-lush Haitian forests, discusses the impact the industry has on local economies and explains the reasons why multimillion-dollar reforestation efforts have been unsuccessful.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Haiti's Forests Turned to Charcoal to Fuel Impoverished Countryside, Dec. 16, 2003; pp. n.p..
"Sold by charbonniers to urban residents--for use in home cooking, bakeries and dry cleaners--charcoal accounts for 85 percent of Haiti's energy consumption. Electricity has never penetrated the rural interior where half the country's 8 million people live. Oil prices have risen dramatically over the last two years, making the dwindling forests the only fuel option for most Haitians. But with every downed tree, this nation's legacy is going up in smoke." (SUN-SENTINEL) This article reveals that the charcoal industry is decimating the once-lush Haitian forests, discusses the impact the industry has on local economies and explains the reasons why multimillion-dollar reforestation efforts have been unsuccessful.
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