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# Bonga’s charcoal supply chain translated into measurable forest loss and emissions
- URL: https://intelligence.wildlandseco.com/2026-09-26-ethiopia-charcoal-forest-loss/
- Published: 2026-09-26T11:03:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-26T11:03:59.000Z
- Author: Benjamin Worlund
- Tags: Ethiopia, charcoal, Forests, Livelihoods, Land use, Human dimensions, Carbon, Governance, #ecological-intelligence, #brief-2026-09-26, #global-radar, #peer-reviewed, #geo-africa

Evidence

Peer-reviewed

Geography

Kafa Biosphere Reserve / Bonga, southwestern Ethiopia

System

Tropical forest / forest-energy supply chain

## WHAT THE EVIDENCE SAYS

A 2020 study combining household surveys, interviews and daily charcoal-supply monitoring estimated that Bonga Town consumed roughly 5,449 tonnes of charcoal per year, requiring about 27,244 tonnes of dry wood and affecting an estimated 895 hectares; two of the three most preferred tree species were endemic.

## WHY IT MATTERS / OUR READ

Energy demand can be translated into landscape exposure when supply-chain quantities, species preferences and conversion assumptions are made explicit, creating a stronger basis for targeted forest and livelihood interventions.

## CAVEATS / UNCERTAINTY

The estimates come from one town and depend on wood-to-charcoal, tree and area conversion assumptions. They should not be extrapolated to the whole biosphere reserve or nationally without additional supply-chain data.

## SOURCE

Discover Sustainability  
[View original evidence ↗](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-026-04410-3?ref=intelligence.wildlandseco.com)

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