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The United Nations says that environmental crime is helping to finance criminal, militia and terrorist groups. According to a new report, the militant group al-Shabab makes up to $56 million dollars per year from illegal charcoal. (June 24)
SOUNDBITE: (Swahili) Matthew Mutie, charcoal trader:
"We face many challenges. It is difficult to get water, as the rivers are as far away as Makindu, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from here. We don't have agricultural...
"We face many challenges. It is difficult to get water, as the rivers are as far away as Makindu, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from here. We don't have agricultural...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Queen Mary reviews troops in England, and charcoal fuels buses in Japan
Title card: 'Names and Events in the Headlines' / title: 'Croydon, Eng.' superimposed over military parade grounds / Queen Mary stands on balcony / color guard bears UK and regimental flags in front of troops standing for review / title...
Curated Video
Fuel from coconut shells to combat illegal Cambodia charcoal
Phnom Penh, May 20th 2011
1. Close of charcoal burning in grill
stove
Cardamom Mountains, Pursat Province, Cambodia - Marc
h 21, 2011
2. Mid...
1. Close of charcoal burning in grill
stove
Cardamom Mountains, Pursat Province, Cambodia - Marc
h 21, 2011
2. Mid...
Curated Video
Charcoal trade getting major rethink in Haiti
Pungent wood smoke wafts daily across the hinterlands of Haiti's southern peninsula, where villagers stack smouldering wood beneath dirt mounds to make the charcoal that nearly all the urban households in the country use to cook every...
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Banned Somali charcoal linked to militants still finding ways into Gulf
Shipments of Somali charcoal that benefit Islamic militants are still making their way to Middle Eastern markets, despite being banned nearly two years ago by the United Nations (UN)...
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UN says about 100 elephants die every day from poaching
As Kenya's elephant population continues to dwindle, conservationists are providing alternative sources of income to desperate people to deter them from joining the illegal...
Curated Video
Charcoal trade getting major rethink in Haiti
Pungent wood smoke wafts daily across the hinterlands of Haiti's southern peninsula, where villagers stack smouldering wood beneath dirt mounds to make the charcoal that nearly all the urban households in the country use to cook every...
Curated Video
Cantopop diva Sammi Chang sings her heart out in Hong Kong
CANTOPOP DIVA SAMMI CHANG SINGS HER HEART OUT IN HONG KONG
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : 'I can't call him a human': Fury at Putin near Ukraine front
Rescuers provide assistance to an injured woman and residents clear debris after a Russian strike on a residential area of Mykolaiv (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Fireworks! Lifting Charge
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, learn how pyrotechnicians use common compounds to blast fireworks into the sky and give them shape.