Police officers setting logs on fire during a recent crackdown on illegal charcoal burning
AGAGO -UGANDA: As you approach Adilang Sub –County in Agago District, it seems God has deserted it, looking at the rising cases of tree cutting for charcoal burning. What was once a very beautiful place is now destroyed by the looters of the environmental products. In fact, Adilang like many places in Northern Uganda has been turned into a ‘Black Gold’ charcoal market.
This environmental destruction has left the region with very few indigenous tree species like shea nut trees and Afzelia Africana. “When you see the level of destruction in Adilang, you will shade tears. Our trees are gone.” Nelson Obol, an environmental activist laments