Who will make charcoal?

Communities abutting forest lands are encouraged to form simple community forests as set out under the Forest Act of Zambia and take control of the surrounding forest lands.  There are already community forests set up across Zambia that can harvest charcoal as well as private lands and Traditional Leadership areas. This will include all fuelwood harvested for the community’s use and for sale. It includes firewood and charcoal, firewood used by brickmakers, tobacco growers, breweries, and other users. There will be a rate set across Zambia for each classification of fuelwood. The workers involved in fuelwood production will be paid a wage by the community forest. The finished product will be delivered by the workers to a designated depot in the area and the community forest will be paid for their products by the agency. The community forest workers will be educated in better harvesting and production methods as well as reforestation to achieve sustainability.