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This poll has completed. It ran from Feb. 16, 2012, 1:37 a.m. through Feb. 23, 2012, 7:14 a.m.
Should there be restrictions on the damaging charcoal trade if this means thousands of people will lose their incomes?
This poll is part of the Environment campaign.Comment:
1. sanyu yes but what other source of fuel will they turn to ?
2. Sanyu yess and provide cheaper electricity as an altanative
Uganda loses close to 73,000 hectares of forest cover annually, which according to some experts, has been the country’s biggest climate threat. At the centre of deforestation is the lucrative charcoal trade. Many people in Uganda are making a living from this trade, popularly known as the 'black gold' trade.
Should there be restrictions on the charcoal trade if this means thousands of people will lose their incomes?
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