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Sustainable woodfuel systems: a theory of change for sub-Saharan Africa
Environmental Research Communications, 2023 Charcoal and firewood, together comprising woodfuel, are key in the cooking energy mix in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Charcoal is made by burning wood under controlled oxygen to arrive at a product high in carbon.
Mary Njenga, Robin R Sears, Ruth Mendum
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Firewood Resource Management in Different Landscapes in NW Patagonia [PDF]
, 2017 Ecosystems, their components, processes and functions are all subject to management by human populations, with the purpose of adapting the environments to make them more habitable and ensuring the availability and continuity of subsistence resources ...
Ladio, Ana Haydee +2 more
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Raising the profile of woodfuels in the forest landscape restoration agenda
Conservation Science and Practice, 2021 Forest landscape restoration (FLR) is being promoted as a means of tackling global challenges including land degradation, climate change, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
Celia A. Harvey, Manuel R. Guariguata
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Poverty and firewood consumption : A case study of rural households in northern China [PDF]
, 2010 Working paper GATE 2010-20International audienceThis paper discusses the determinants of firewood consumption in a poor township in rural northern China, with a special focus on the relationship between households' economic wealth and firewood ...
Démurger, Sylvie, Fournier, Martin
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Land, 2018 Much of the international commons literature reveals a decreased functioning of local traditional institutions that regulate natural resource harvesting.
Sarah J. Findlay, Wayne C. Twine
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Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2022 In sub-Saharan Africa, the long-awaited fuelwood gap, resulting of the unbalance between a declining supply of firewood and the increasing demand of households, remains a latent social-ecological challenge.
Daniel Callo-Concha +3 more
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Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Biomass Energy Production in Loka Abaya District, Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia [PDF]
Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment, 2023 This study was conducted in the Loka Abaya District of Sidama Region, Southern Ethiopia to assess the environmental impacts of biomass energy production with particular emphasis on charcoal and firewood.
Ararsa Seboka +2 more
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Examining the impact of forest protection status on firewood sufficiency in rural Africa [PDF]
, 2017 Millions of people living in poverty depend on non-timber forest products (NTFPs), yet forest protection causes displacement, replacement or reduction of NTFP extraction activities, with implications for human welfare.
ANDREW ROBERT MARSHALL +16 more
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International Journal of the Commons, 2016 Firewood is used as a common-pool resource to satisfy local energy demands. However, crops and pastures are replacing large areas of Chaco forest at a high rate. Production is destined to satisfy global demands of energy and food, which in turn threatens
Julieta Krapovickas +2 more
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The Eucalyptus Firewood: Understanding Consumers’ Behaviour and Motivations
Agriculture, 2020 Italy is one of the world’s major importers of firewood, despite the large amount of Italian eucalyptus plantations that could satisfy part of the country’s internal demand.
Nadia Palmieri +3 more
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