Climate change: Nasarawa govt warns residents charcoal tree-felling ban remains enforceable
Yakubu further emphasised that the Government of Nasarawa State, through the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, said that nobody should enter the forest anywhere to produce charcoal, as charcoal as a business has been outlawed.
By Edwin Philip Nasarawa State Government said the ban on cutting down trees in the forest and public places for the purpose of making charcoal is still active and attracts severe penalties in order to curb the effects of climate change, which has led to extreme weather conditions and environmental degradation.
He said, “As per the charcoal ban, you will realise that the whole world is suffering from what is called climate change; climate change is with us, and it is a result of human activities that have intentionally destroyed our environment.
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