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Residential Firewood Use [PDF]

open access: yesScience, 1984
This document is a criticism and subsequent rebuttal concerning a paper (Lipfert and Dungan, Science 219, 1425(1983)), previously published on the residential use of wood fuels for space heating. The use of specified parameters and the appropriateness of conclusion is debated. 12 references.
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Hourly Firewood Consumption Patterns and CO2 Emission Patterns in Rural Households of Nepal

open access: yesDesigns, 2020
Nepal has low per-capita energy use and a majority of its rural residents use firewood as their primary energy source. Excessive use of firewood in improperly ventilated buildings degrades the indoor environment and health condition of the inhabitants ...
Pokharel Tika Ram, Rijal Hom Bahadur
doaj   +1 more source

Firewood and Carpentry Wood Contribution to the Communities of Mutis Timau Protected Forest, Timor Island

open access: yesJurnal Manajemen Hutan Tropika, 2018
The existence of Mutis Timau Protected Forest (MTPF) has given a real contribution to the community by providing household energy needs and raw materials for building the houses.
Fransiskus Xaverius Dako   +3 more
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From failure to value: economic valuation for a selected set of products and services from Mediterranean forests

open access: yesForest Systems, 2016
Aim of study: the paper estimates the economic value of a selected range of forest products and services, i.e. roundwood, non-wood forest products (NWFPs), and carbon-related services.Area of study: the research covers 21 Mediterranean countries ...
Davide Pettenella   +2 more
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Firewood transport and invasive insect spread in Michigan

open access: yesFrontiers in Forests and Global Change
Transportation of firewood can be a vector for invasive insect spread resulting in damage to surrounding areas. In 2016 and 2021, surveys were conducted at campgrounds around Michigan to understand where campers were sourcing their firewood, awareness of
Erin Budzyn, Emily S. Huff, Heidi Frei
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Strategies Used by Rural Indigenous Populations to Cope with Energy Poverty, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico

open access: yesEnergies, 2023
At the global level, the strategies used by rural Indigenous populations to face energy poverty have not been studied. Pioneering in the field, this work contributes to filling the gaps in the literature on the subject, mobilize the debate on a problem ...
Susana Carolina Guzmán-Rosas
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Firewood and wildlife /

open access: yes, 1980
The increased demand for firewood threatens the habitat of many wildlife species. Dead or dying trees that commonly are cut for firewood are vital to wildlife species that nest in tree cavities. Likewise, healthy trees of many species preferred for firewood are important components of wildlife habitat. Tree species or species groups are value-rated for
Andrew B. Carey, John D. Gill
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Vegetation Structure and Diversity Under Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration: A Comparison of Silvo‐Arable and Silvo‐Pastoral Systems in Kenya

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) is a low‐cost, adaptable agroforestry practice that enhances land restoration by promoting systematic integration of naturally regenerating trees within farming systems through tree selection and management.
Irene Awino Ojuok   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil and Forest Degradation Driven by Cattle Grazing and Selective Logging in Sub‐Antarctic Nothofagus Ecosystems of Patagonia

open access: yesLand Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Soil and forest degradation driven by chronic land‐use pressures is an increasingly widespread process in forested landscapes worldwide, yet its empirical characterization remains limited, particularly in temperate and sub‐Antarctic ecosystems.
Carlos Zamorano‐Elgueta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The importance of biodiversity components differs among wood‐based material Nature's contributions to people (NCP) in a tropical montane ecosystem

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Biodiversity can influence forest productivity, but this does not necessarily translate into higher provision of wood‐based Nature's contributions to people (NCP), as only a subset of the wood produced is used for each NCP. Biodiversity–NCP relationships therefore require further assessment.
Koggani Dickson Koggani   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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