[Discontinued] FOGO Argentinian Quebracho Charcoal

More than twice as big as California, The Gran Chaco is the second largest forest in South America, behind only the Amazon rainforest. The biome extends over Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil, bringing together more than 50 different ecosystems united by the same pattern of vegetation and climate.

However, it is one of the most deforested areas on the planet with 133 square miles being lost every month. This is mainly since The Chaco woodlands have been gradually replaced with cropland and ranches. Deforestation has increased so much in the last years, that the average rate of lost native vegetation in Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia is of 1 Acre per minute.

Image source: The lost forests of the Argentine Gran Chaco (mongabay.com)

At FOGO we believe that sustainability is as important as the quality of the product we offer. FOGO lump charcoal is responsibly sourced from El Salvador where it is produced from pruned wood taken from the Inga trees used to shade the country’s coffee crop.

Not being able to verify that the Quebracho was being manufactured in a sustainable way, we have taken the decision to discontinue it.