The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has just launched a campaign to combat deforestation. One of the alternatives it proposes is butanisation (domestic use of gas).
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the scene of increased deforestation for several years. In its April 2019 report, Global Forest Watch (a forest monitoring platform, editor’s note) points out that the DRC is considered the second-largest deforestation front in the world. In 15 years, the country has lost 6% of its forest cover. The main causes of this phenomenon range from slash-and-burn agriculture to the use of firewood and charcoal.
It is based on this observation that the Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Claude Nyamugabo Bazibuhe, launched the campaign against deforestation in Kinshasa on March 19, 2020. The capital of the DRC is the only city in Central Africa that leads the way in the use of charcoal. “The total production of firewood has exceeded 80 million cubic metres. These are alarming figures that require considerable efforts,” says Claude Nyamugabo, the DRC’s Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development. Read more…
