Cooking without firewood in Madagascar | Global Ideas
May 4, 2012
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as posted by the channelMadagascar, once a lush, green island in the Indian Ocean, has seen vast swathes of valuable forestland disappear in recent years. The destruction stems from the growing demand for firewood - families on the island depend on it for cooking and heating. Each year, around 200,000 hectares of forestland are cut down in Madagascar.
Now, a Swiss aid organization called ADES is hoping it can convince the local population to use solar cookers to cook food. ADES is hoping to wean residents off firewood and restore the island's beautiful forests at the same time. The latest solar cooker models even offer batteries that can be hooked up via USB cable to a variety of other devices, powering everything from radios to lamps.
ADES is supported by the Swiss non-profit foundation MyClimate.
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