Soaring energy costs threaten wildlife as families turn back to charcoal

NewsWorldAsiaSoaring energy costs threaten wildlife as families turn back to charcoalRising demand for biomass fuels also degrades watersheds and wildlife habitats as people go deeper into previously undisturbed areasAllan Olingo & Aniruddha GhosalMonday 27 April 2026 14:44 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2965418To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/iran-war-energy-asia-africa-b2965672.html","title":"Soaring energy costs threaten wildlife as families turn to charcoal"}}CloseOctopus Energy boss outlines what to expect of energy bill costs amid Strait of Hormuz closureFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Breaking_Newsletter","regTitle":"Breaking News","subscriptionGroup":"breaking_news","subscriptionGroupId":"ea81aa66-1d12-4313-9b4e-6f20b0117b8f","type":"breaking_news","pathPrefix":["/news/uk/crime","/news/world","/topic/race","/topic/racism","/topic/race-and-ethnicity","/topic/diversity","/topic/ethnic-minorities","/topic/muslim","/topic/black","/topic/black-british","/topic/african-americans","/topic/systemic-racism","/topic/bame"],"title":"For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free breaking news emails","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/breakingNews1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":...