Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse

Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse
Bestseller Foundation

Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse is an investment analyst at the Bestseller Foundation and a global challenge graduate of the African Leadership University, with a focus on Conservation. She also holds a degree in Marketing and Negotiations. Her passion lies at the intersection of climate change, sustainable development and circular economy. At the Foundation, she focuses on supporting African entrepreneurs solving the waste management challenge on the African continent.

Articles by Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse

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Friday
September 24
2021

Ian Otula / Aaron Pattillo / Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse

Curbing Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Woodfuel Alternatives Are a Key Sustainable Solution

Deforestation is rampant in sub-Saharan Africa – the only region where the pace of forest loss has increased in each of the last three decades. According to Ian Otula and Aaron Pattillo of Vuma Biofuels and Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse of the BESTSELLER Foundation, the root cause of this crisis is the fact that woodfuels provide over 80% of the region's energy, and there's an alarming imbalance between supply and demand. They explore how woodfuel substitutes can offer a solution to this issue – and how Vuma Biofuels is leveraging these sustainable fuel sources to address a key driver of deforestation in Kenya: the tea industry.

Categories
Energy, Environment

Tags
circular economy, forests, renewable energy, smallholder farmers

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Curbing Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Woodfuel Alternatives Are a Key Sustainable Solution

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Articles by Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse

Curbing Deforestation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Why Woodfuel Alternatives Are a Key Sustainable Solution

Wassa N’Gandjo Cisse
Bestseller Foundation