Giving Nature a Voice | S3, E2 Up in Smoke, Charcoal Burning

Between 1990 and 2010, Burundi lost 40.5% of its forest cover, a result of illegal cutting of trees for charcoal production. Charcoal burning is big business in a country that depends almost entirely on this inexpensive fuel for cooking but the long-term consequences of Burundi’s deforestation will be dire: it is anticipated that by 2040 all of Burundi’s forest will be gone. A film by Aimée Nshimirimana. GNV-027