Are there invasive tree species here? IE how to burn wood yet not be part of deforestation
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Re: Are there invasive tree species here? IE how to burn wood yet not be part of deforestation
First a question, do live on land where you can grow trees! If so then I recommend a tree the Khmer call ktum thait. It was originally used on our land as a boundary marker or fence. It is HIGHLY invasive, but useless as a building material. So no ecological guilt involved. Sorry but I am clueless about an English translation.
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Re: Are there invasive tree species here? IE how to burn wood yet not be part of deforestation
Look at countries where cow pats are used. Considerably more cows than here.
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How many cows in Cambodia? About 3 million beasts.
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"How many cows in Cambodia? About 3 million beasts."
Yeah but it is still highly prized as fertilizer in our village. Little kids go from pasture to pasture and yard to yard to gather it in bags to sell for extra spending money. To my knowledge it is never burned.
Yeah but it is still highly prized as fertilizer in our village. Little kids go from pasture to pasture and yard to yard to gather it in bags to sell for extra spending money. To my knowledge it is never burned.
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That's good to hear. The village I was in, the locals could not be bothered.
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"That's good to hear. The village I was in, the locals could not be bothered."
Yeah, basically it's only the old diehards who use cow and buffalo shit for family rice paddies. Bigger growers buy a package deal from Vietnamese middlemen that consists of non-native rice seed and chemical fertilizers and insecticides. Village farming as I knew it when I moved here 15 years ago has all but disappeared.
Yeah, basically it's only the old diehards who use cow and buffalo shit for family rice paddies. Bigger growers buy a package deal from Vietnamese middlemen that consists of non-native rice seed and chemical fertilizers and insecticides. Village farming as I knew it when I moved here 15 years ago has all but disappeared.
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Re: Are there invasive tree species here? IE how to burn wood yet not be part of deforestation
Have a look at Casuarina pine(sheoak), the trees growing along beaches in SEA e.g. Ochateaal in SHV. They are shallow rooted so always some blown over, but also that they coppice, i.e. grow back after heavy pruning/cut off at ground level, so sustainable. Known for burning hot and good for making charcoal.
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Re: Are there invasive tree species here? IE how to burn wood yet not be part of deforestation
Thanks for the answers. The coffee husk briquettes are interesting. So they can actually be bought here already? Not sure I can stomach food made from a shit-fired oven. The Casuarina seems interesting too, but I guess I should get a second opinion about sustainability and karma. They are growing on an eroding coastline after all.
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Re: Are there invasive tree species here? IE how to burn wood yet not be part of deforestation
I think I made a mistake: coconut, not coffee (got my countries confused). Yes, I have bought the coconut husks for many years:
http://www.sgfe-cambodia.com/products
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