How rampant deforestation made Mozambique more vulnerable to Cyclone Idai
‘In a few weeks, I want to have my bags of charcoal ready for sale’
Brecht De Vleeschauwer Freelance Belgian photographer and journalist based in Lisbon
Cyclone Idai’s recent devastation was amplified by deforestation in the region. Mozambique took the hardest hit. The country has seen between 10 and 15 percent of its forests disappear amid illegal logging and charcoal production in the past 25 years.
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