Review of the existing studies related to fuelwood and/or charcoal in Eritrea

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL VIII DEVELOPMENT

 

 

Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (1998-2002)

Tropical forestry Budget line B7-6201/97-15/VIII/FOR

PROJECT GCP/INT/679/EC

Review of the existing studies related to fuelwood and/or charcoal in Eritrea

By Eleas Arayal

Forestry Section

Forestry and Wildlife Division

Department of Land Resources and Crop Production

Asmara, January 1999

This report has been produced as an out put of the EC-FAO Partnership Programme (1998-2002) - Project GCP/INT/679/EC Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the EC or the FAO.

This paper has been minimally edited for clarity and style

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ACRONYMS

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Country Profile

1.2. Significance of the Study

2. FOREST RESOURCES

2.1. Natural Forest Resources

2.2. Planted Forest Resources

3. TIMBER AND POLE PRODUCTION

4. FUELWOOD CONSUMPTION AND SUPPLY

4.1. Fuelwood consumption

4.2. Fuelwood Supply for Asmara

5. DISCUSSIONS

5.1. Fuelwood Consumption

5.2. Fuelwood Gap

6. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

7. REFERENCES