1. Global Water Consulting
Tree felling for charcoal production:
An environmental disaster
Causes, consequences, and solutions
By: Amin, Noah Arre
Environment & water quality monitoring and laboratory expert

2. Can we save Somalia’s natural resources?
Charcoal production diminishes our once abundant natural resources.

3. Tree felling, an environmental disaster

4. Hunger and death, the sad consequences
Refugees wait for hand outs in their own home land.

5. Refugees in their homeland or an exodus

6. Solutions? Tree felling for charcoal production
There are alternatives!
Turn to renewable energy!

7. Turn wastes to wealth - energy
Municipal Solid Waste Cow Dung
Processing briquettes from waste
Crushed Wastes
Compressed to logs
Decarbonized to smokeless briquettes

8. Charcoal production technology
Cheap and efficient technologies are available
Components
CRUSHER:
DRYER TUBE
BRIQUETTE MACHINE
CARBONIZING MACHINE
Benefits
Economic,
Social
Health &
Environmental

9. Conclusions
Waste reuse benefits
Environmental
Social
Economic
Health

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