GULU, Uganda — Richard Kidega, a farmer in Lakalanganya village in Pader district, northern Uganda, has been cutting down endangered indigenous trees, despite government warnings. “I have been cutting down trees for charcoal, which I sell to provide necessities for my family — for instance, paying for medical care and school fees for my children,” he told Zenger News. Thick covers […]
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