Here in East Africa, we dominantly use biomass-based fuels, particularly wood that we consume in the form of charcoal and firewood as our main source of energy for both rural and urban areas. According to the Uganda National Charcoal Survey 2015-2016, 94% of Ugandans use wood bio mass for energy. In the rapidly growing urban centers, on average 50.2% of the population use charcoal for cooking. An estimated forest surface of 115 football fields is used for cooking every day, either in form of firewood or charcoal.
This has seen the forest cover decrease rapidly and the demand for wood is expected to triple by 2025, posing a grave threat to our resource base and biodiversity as well as making us increasingly vulnerable to disease and poverty.
We the youth therefore have to join forces with the rest of the world in global conservation efforts.
In the photo is a member of the Rotaract Club of Kampala South together with children of Nyakijumba Primary School engaging in tree planting in Nyakijumba, Kabale , Uganda.
This has seen the forest cover decrease rapidly and the demand for wood is expected to triple by 2025, posing a grave threat to our resource base and biodiversity as well as making us increasingly vulnerable to disease and poverty.
We the youth therefore have to join forces with the rest of the world in global conservation efforts.
In the photo is a member of the Rotaract Club of Kampala South together with children of Nyakijumba Primary School engaging in tree planting in Nyakijumba, Kabale , Uganda.