OVERVIEW

This is how it’s going to work!

1. All fuelwood harvesting areas across Zambia will be organized into community forests
2. An allowable cut of trees for fuelwood will be determined from past production
3. The community will hire charcoal cutters from the area to produce charcoal
4. The charcoal will be produced in efficient kilns both permanent and portable
5. The charcoal and charcoal fines will be delivered to a depot and the community paid
6. Data will be collected through bar-coding of packaged fuelwood for efficient record-keeping
7. All taxes, fees and wages will be paid from this income
8. Local fuelwood users will purchase the product directly from the community forest
9. The remaining charcoal will be packaged and shipped to urban markets
10.  The fine material will be made into briquettes and sold locally and exported
11. The community forest will operate tree nurseries to replace trees that have been harvested
12. Development will be ongoing to find better ways to produce heat for cooking and heating water

Please feel free to email me at africancommunityproject@gmail.com and ask questions about the programme.