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
Woodfuel review and assessment in Gambia
By Yorro M. A. Sallah
Senior Forestry Officer
Department of Forestry
December, 2000
Banjul, Gambia
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
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION
2. SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE GAMBIA
2.1. Population profile3. FUEL SUPPLY, DEMAND AND CONSUMPTION TREND
2.2. Economic indicators
2.3. Climate of the Gambia
2.4. Land use and land use change
3.1. Woodfuel Review and Assessment4. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.2. Fuelwood Production and Supply in the Rural Areas
3.3. Commercial Fuelwood Production for Urban Centres
3.4. Urban Fuelwood Supplies
3.5. Main Type of Fuel Used for Cooking
3.6. Fuel Consumption Trends
3.7. Fuelwood Consumption and Trade 3.8. Fuelwood Supply and Demand
3.9. Consumption of Fuelwood in Fish Smoking
3.10. Charcoal
3.11. Electricity usage in The Gambia