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Microscopy illuminates charcoal’s sketchy origins

A large volume of charcoal sold in Europe comes from tropical forests and is often incorrectly labelled, raising questions about whether it was logged illegally.
  1. Aisling Irwin

    1. Aisling Irwin is freelance journalist based in Oxfordshire, UK.

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Nearly half of the barbecue charcoal bought in Europe contains wood from tropical and subtropical forests, with little of it certified sustainable, raising fears that some of it is illegally logged.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-02672-z

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