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

EC/FAO ACP Data Collection Project Technical Report AFDCA/WE/07

Year of publication 2000

Author Arayal, Eleas

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series number 974-79-46-31-9

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) A medium-size report that describes the overall situation of data on fuelwood in Eritrea. The report starts with a broad introductory part dealing with the country's characteristics. The second part states the country's forest resources while making a distinction between the natural forests and forest plantations. The third part gives some information on timber and pole production while the following part analyses fuelwood supply and consumption. The last parts of the report are discussion to pics, a conclusion and recommendations.

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