Comments on: Charcoal Fueled Deforestation in Somalia http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/ Worst Places In The World Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:06:57 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: mahamud http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-277869 mahamud Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:18:07 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=448#comment-277869 There are another source that can will be change the wey in somalia they to have get first more elegtirisity that can be solve this problem also have some information about how to solve and the fuel land. There are another source that can will be change the wey in somalia they to have get first more elegtirisity that can be solve this problem also have some information about how to solve and the fuel land.

]]> By: mahamud http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-277868 mahamud Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:13:47 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=448#comment-277868 i have some information about how to solve and the fuel land in somali i have some information about how to solve and the fuel land in somali

]]> By: dahir muse http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-267302 dahir muse Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:17:51 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=448#comment-267302 i visited somalia(specially sanaag region)in 2006 untill 2008)sanaag koonfur lost an avrage of 80% hectares of forest per year,i have witnessed also the new type of bisinness,a battery powered chain saws for ctting the forests,trees are cut down,burn and brought by trucks for export to arabian countries.therefore i start awareness of the impact of the deforestation.deforestation not only exacerbates soil erosion,it also reduces rainfall availability.thus to continue from there we have to stand up stop deforestation in south sanag region. i visited somalia(specially sanaag region)in 2006 untill 2008)sanaag koonfur lost an avrage of 80% hectares of forest per year,i have witnessed also the new type of bisinness,a battery powered chain saws for ctting the forests,trees are cut down,burn and brought by trucks for export to arabian countries.therefore i start awareness of the impact of the deforestation.deforestation not only exacerbates soil erosion,it also reduces rainfall availability.thus to continue from there we have to stand up stop deforestation in south sanag region.

]]> By: dahir muse http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-267297 dahir muse Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:07:21 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=448#comment-267297 envionmental is increasingly becoming an important issue in the world politics.it is now a golobal issue economically,ecologically,and polotically. i would be very grateful if have any recent research rgarding deforestation in sanaag region. envionmental is increasingly becoming an important issue in the world politics.it is now a golobal issue economically,ecologically,and polotically. i would be very grateful if have any recent research rgarding deforestation in sanaag region.

]]> By: Ahmed http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-266611 Ahmed Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:24:43 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=448#comment-266611 The only solution is the forcible conversion to subsidised gas by restaurants and hotels. The subsidy could be paid by Qatar or or other Gulf states but they need to be asked by influential NGOs like Oxafam, Christian Aid etc. They wouldnt because of their dogmatic objection to use of fossil fuels. So this little place will go the same way as Christmas Island. Mark my words. RIP Somaliland the little country that committed suicide while the world watched. The only solution is the forcible conversion to subsidised gas by restaurants and hotels. The subsidy could be paid by Qatar or or other Gulf states but they need to be asked by influential NGOs like Oxafam, Christian Aid etc. They wouldnt because of their dogmatic objection to use of fossil fuels. So this little place will go the same way as Christmas Island. Mark my words.

RIP Somaliland the little country that committed suicide while the world watched.

]]> By: JamesD http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-266582 JamesD Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:58:56 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=448#comment-266582 Thanks for the useful info. It's so interesting Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

]]> By: Stephen Klaber http://www.sprol.com/2009/06/charcoal-fuel-deforestation-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-266504 Stephen Klaber Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:38:02 +0000 http://www.sprol.com/?p=448#comment-266504 There is another source for charcoal available in Somalia and across Africa. African wetlands are clogged with aquatic weeds: Typha, Phragmites, water hyacinth and lettuce... all of them biomass. Typha and Phragmites are quite well suited for charcoal and ethanol production, and the others can be compressed into fuel briquettes. You need to clear these weeds anyway, they are dessicating your lands and driving desertification. You need to clear away the soil and silt they have left in your stream and lake beds, so that your wetlands can function as wetlands again, and replenish your drylands. This is a terrifyingly renewable resource. I challenge you to harvest and use it as fast as it grows. There is another source for charcoal available in Somalia and across Africa. African wetlands are clogged with aquatic weeds: Typha, Phragmites, water hyacinth and lettuce… all of them biomass. Typha and Phragmites are quite well suited for charcoal and ethanol production, and the others can be compressed into fuel briquettes. You need to clear these weeds anyway, they are dessicating your lands and driving desertification. You need to clear away the soil and silt they have left in your stream and lake beds, so that your wetlands can function as wetlands again, and replenish your drylands. This is a terrifyingly renewable resource. I challenge you to harvest and use it as fast as it grows.

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