One Man’s Quest to Save Uganda’s Forests | National Geographic

in my village when I was little growing

in my village when I was little growing up we would pray in the forest now

up we would pray in the forest now

up we would pray in the forest now there’s no fall asleep if nothing’s done

there’s no fall asleep if nothing’s done

there’s no fall asleep if nothing’s done to help the current rate of

to help the current rate of

to help the current rate of deforestation Uganda will have no

deforestation Uganda will have no

deforestation Uganda will have no forests in the next 20 years communities

forests in the next 20 years communities

forests in the next 20 years communities will simply cease to exist while we do I

will simply cease to exist while we do I

will simply cease to exist while we do I take off your Africa as we convert

take off your Africa as we convert

take off your Africa as we convert biomass waste into clean and affordable

biomass waste into clean and affordable

biomass waste into clean and affordable cooking fuel for energy poorer

cooking fuel for energy poorer

cooking fuel for energy poorer households in Uganda so that people can

households in Uganda so that people can

households in Uganda so that people can stop cutting down forests of you

stop cutting down forests of you

stop cutting down forests of you we give farmers kilns which they use to

we give farmers kilns which they use to

we give farmers kilns which they use to carbonize their agricultural wastes and

carbonize their agricultural wastes and

carbonize their agricultural wastes and make a powder we call Cha they retain

make a powder we call Cha they retain

make a powder we call Cha they retain 20% which they use as fertilizers we buy

20% which they use as fertilizers we buy

20% which they use as fertilizers we buy 80% of that powder and compress it into

80% of that powder and compress it into

80% of that powder and compress it into briquettes they burn longer and they ban

briquettes they burn longer and they ban

briquettes they burn longer and they ban cleaner helping poor people in

cleaner helping poor people in

cleaner helping poor people in developing countries access clean energy

developing countries access clean energy

developing countries access clean energy will help achieve sustainable

will help achieve sustainable

will help achieve sustainable development and avoid the mistakes that

development and avoid the mistakes that

development and avoid the mistakes that the developed world made many

the developed world made many

the developed world made many generations ago

the great energy challenge is a National

the great energy challenge is a National Geographic initiative in partnership

Geographic initiative in partnership

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