United Nations Helps Mozambique Preserve Forests

For demobilized soldiers like Cristovao Elias, the return to the civilian life in Mozambique has not been easy. Desperate to find work, he and a number of other former soldiers have found employment as producers of charcoal, the main source of energy in the country. Increasing demand for firewood and charcoal is rapidly depleting the forests and savannahs. Today the government with the assistance of the Food and Drug Administration