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Electricity price hike raises deforestation fears in Zambia [1]

As electricity becomes more costly, more families may turn to firewood and charcoal for heating and cooking, critics fear

Publication Date: 
13/06/2017
Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRUST) [2]
Tags:
Forests [3], Deforestation [4], Energy [5], Electricity [6], Zambia [7], Firewood [8], Charcoal [9], Africa [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/thompson-reuters-foundation-trust
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/deforestation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/electricity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/firewood
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/charcoal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa