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

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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 Mozambique

By Pedro Duarte MANGUE

December, 2000

Maputo, Mozambique

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

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This paper has been minimally edited for clarity and style

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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

I. INTRODUCTION

1.1. General Overview

1.2. Socio-economic role of the forestry sector

1.3. Resource Base

1.4. Objective of the study

1.5. The concepts

II. BACKGROUND TO THE FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL

2.1. Woodfuels and the Ecosystems

2.2. Profile on the Household Energy

2.3. Profile of Maputo Household Energy

2.4. Wood energy and human population changes

2.5. Urban forest plantations for fuelwood and charcoal

2.6. Community involvement

2.7. Energy alternative sources

2.8. Improved stoves

III. FUELWOOD AND CHARCOAL DATA REVIEW

3.1. Woodfuel commodities



3.2. Charcoal production



IV. FIREWOOD AND CHARCOAL TRADE AND FUTURE TRENDS

4.1. Charcoal Transporting

4.2. Charcoal Retailing

4.3. Charcoal Distribution Volumes

4.4. Historical Charcoal Price Development

4.5. Potential Charcoal Demand

V. CONCLUDING REMARKS

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