BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

(230420) -- ABOMEY-CALAVI, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers transform the carbonized material obtained after burning dry leaves into ecological charcoal in Abomey-Calavi, Benin, on April 19, 2023. Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. TO GO WITH "Feature: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

(230420) -- ABOMEY-CALAVI, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers collect the freshly produced ecological charcoal briquettes in boxes in Abomey-Calavi, Benin, on April 19, 2023. Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. TO GO WITH "Feature: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

(230420) -- ABOMEY-CALAVI, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the freshly produced ecological charcoal briquettes being dried under the sun in Abomey-Calavi, Benin. Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. TO GO WITH "Feature: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

(230420) -- ABOMEY-CALAVI, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Beninese entrepreneur Roland Adjovi burns dry leaves to produce ecological charcoal in Abomey-Calavi, Benin, on April 19, 2023. Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. TO GO WITH "Feature: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation

STORY: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: ABOMEY-CALAVI, Benin CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Roland Adjovi preparing raw material for the production of eco-charcoal 2. various of workers transforming raw material into eco-charcoal 3. various of Roland Adjovi and his workers cutting charcoal into briquettes 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ROLAND ADJOVI, Producer of ecological charcoal 5. various of eco-charcoal 6. various of workers transporting eco-charcoal 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): VERONIQUE OGBOGU, Customer of the ecological charcoal 8. various of eco-charcoal STORYLINE: Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. "We transform plant waste, such as cassava peelings, rice hulls, coconut shells, and all kinds of leaves into an ecological charcoal,