British media: Affected by the soaring energy prices, the Somalians trapped the vicious cycle for charcoal

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] The British "Guardian" reported on the 8th that due to the influence of energy prices such as natural gas, the Somalians have switched to more cheap fuel like charcoal. The rise of the local logging and charcoal industry is severely destroyed, and many farmers who cannot continue planting due to long -term drought can only rely on logging. Environmentalists said that drought disrupting local agriculture. In order to survive, farmers changed their deeds, and the reduction of forest land caused further serious drought, thereby forming a vicious cycle of farming and forestry damage.

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In a charcoal centers in the northwest of the Somali capital, the forest is particularly serious. The forests on both sides of the river have been cut off. The lipped Omar said that he needs to ride a car to log in 50 kilometers away because there are no trees nearby. "We keep going to the next town to find the next forest." It is reported that the Somali government has no actual control over many areas outside the capital, and these places are controlled by the "Youth Party" of the extreme organization. The "Youth Party" is strictly forbidden to destroy forestry, but many logging workers and transport drivers say they have no law for survival. (Zhen Xiang)

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