Criteria and indicators for sustainable woodfuels

Case studies from Brazil, Guyana, Nepal, Philippines and Tanzania

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Acronyms (Download - 147 KB)
Acknowledgments (Download - 147 KB)
Summary (Download - 147 KB)

1. Introduction (Download - 99 KB)
2. Sustainable fuelwood production in Brazil (Download - 420 KB)
3. Sustainable charcoal production in Brazil (Download - 729 KB)
4. Analysis of fuelwood production systems in Guyana (Download - 277 KB)
5. Analysis of charcoal production systems in Guyana (Download - 149 KB)
6. The analysis of sustainable fuelwood and charcoal production systems in Nepal: a case study (Download - 322 KB)
7. An analysis of sustainable fuelwood and charcoal production systems in the Philippines: a case study (Download - 437 KB)
8. The analysis of sustainable fuelwood production systems in Tanzania (Download - 232 KB)
9. The analysis of sustainable charcoal production systems in Tanzania (Download - 238 KB)