Burundi: Reforestation remains a major challenge

Burundi: Reforestation remains a major challenge

Charcoal from wood remains essential for cookingOriginally published on Global VoicesTree cutting in one of Burundi’s forests. Photo by Ferdinand Mbonihankuye; used with permission. This article is published in the context of the climate justice in Africa series. Forests play a crucial role in the fight against climate change by absorbing greenhouse gases, which are a contributor to the depletion of the ozone layer. In Burundi, despite a real co…