Answer: The most commonly cited impact is deforestation, i.e., the clearance of forest or woodland. At a small spatial scale this may indeed be the case but on a larger landscape scale charcoal production most frequently results only in forest degradation. The contribution of charcoal to deforestation in the tropics is less than 7%. Charcoal production most frequently results in forest degradation. Most charcoal areas have the potential for rapid forest recovery.
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