editorial Spacial Features Forest Branch off... Focus on ... Country Compass Events of interest Publications Web site Points of view Special guest article

Issue No 9  December 2001

has been compiled by Tina Etherington and Miguel A. Trossero , Wood and Non-Wood Products Utilization Branch (FOPW) of the FAO Forest Products Division.
 


Table of Contents


INFORMATION

EDITORIAL

SPECIAL FEATURES

Unified Wood Energy Terminology (UWET)
Iea bioenergy
From IEA secretariat
ExCo meetings
Task focus
Notice-board
Publications
Networking
IEA BIOENERGY MEETINGS
Social implications of forest energy production


FORESTS BRANCH OFF ... into carbon sequestration and substitution

Climate change and forestry listserv - CLIM-FO-L
CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN FORESTS - TEN MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (CONTINUED)
CO2FIX V 2.0 - A model for quantifying carbon sequestration in forest ecosystems and wood products
Climate change prevention creates jobs
Simposio Internacional: Medición y monitoreo de la captura de carbono en ecosistemas forestales
Other climate change events

NEWS AND NOTES

Bioenergy and poverty
Biofuels win government support
ENDS Environment Daily
Energy for Sustainable Development (ESD) Limited
European Biomass Association
European Union (EU)
FAO and the European Commission
Groupe africain d'appui
Guía para estudios de demanda, oferta y abastecimiento de combustibles de madera
Health and woodfuel
Renewable energy fact sheets
Renewable Energy Partnerships and the Campaign for Take-off Awards
Woodfuel sustainability maps
Wood vinegar
AND HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT ... Asian Energy News ?

FOCUS ON ... Ghana

Akwaaba - Welcome
Woodfuels use in Ghana: social, economic and energy dimensions
Wood energy overview
1. Ghana's wood energy sector

COUNTRY COMPASS

China
Cuba
India
Malaysia
Mali
Mexico
Netherlands
Philippines
United Kingdom
Viet Nam

EVENTS OF INTEREST

Africa Energy Information Forum
1st International Congress on Biomass for Metal Production and Electricity Generation
1st Annual European Energy and Transport Conference
Taller sobre Madera para Energía
Bioenergy Australia 2001 - Realising the Potential for Bioenergy
Biomass and Energy Crops II Conference
Rio02 - World Climate & Energy Event
International Conference on Renewable Energy for Rural Development
FAO/IPCC/CIFOR Expert Meeting on Forest-Related Definitions
International Slovak Biomass Forum 2002
International Conference on Techno-Commercial Aspects of the Decentralized Approach in Waste to Energy
World Sustainable Energy Day 2002
BoisÉnergie
TechniBois Énergie
Renewable Energy Forum
Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
World Renewable Energy Congress VII
Renewable Energy Conference
Renewable Energy 2002 Exhibition
ECOS 2002 - 15th International Conference on Efficiency, Costs, Optimisation, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems

PUBLICATIONS

Wood Energy working documents
Biomass fuel from woody crops for electric power generation
EECA National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy
Energy efficiency and new renewable energy yield results
Generating opportunities: case studies on energy and women
Living in one world
Sugar-cane resources for sustainable development: a case study in Luena, Zambia

WEB SITES

Boiling Point
CADDET Renewable Energy Newsletter
Cookstove.net
Eyeforenergy - enabling the energy industry
GENES - the Mesoamerican Gender in Sustainable Energy Network

POINTS OF VIEW

The power of ten
U-turn back to wood?