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In Cameroon 240,000 tons of charcoal are produced each year; they cover the needs of 80% of the population, estimated at around 25 million. Its production requires large quantities of mangrove wood and large areas are cut and then colonized by residents.
This massive use of wood is a major cause of deforestation, bringing with it drought, desertification and increased greenhouse gas emissions, thereby contributing to global warming. The exclusive use of wood as a household fuel has many other major drawbacks:
As deforestation progresses, the burden on women and children increases: they have to travel an ever greater distance to obtain wood and other forest products.
The objective of this project is to provide an alternative energy solution to charcoal, at a lower cost. This climate protection project is unique in that it allows the use of waste with low thermal value. The waste is not burned or rots in the fields where it has long polluted the environment and emitted greenhouse gases. Ecological charcoal has two big social advantages: it does not emit black smoke, and therefore avoids damaging the underside of the pots, which therefore have a longer lifespan. Secondly, it releases half as much carbon dioxide as conventional coal. There are many environmental benefits:
Wood resources are preserved, the alternative fuel being a renewable
energy, abundant and therefore neutral in terms of carbon cycle.
The technology used for this particularly innovative project offers a
sustainable alternative to charcoal and appears to be good practice for massive
dissemination in the medium and long term.
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