AFRICA
ANGOLA
APPUI À LA PROMOTION DE PLANTATIONS POUR LA PRODUCTION DE BOIS ÉNERGIE DANS LES PROVINCES DE LUANDA, BENGO ET HUAMBO
The FAO's assistance to the provinces of Luanda, Bengo and Huambo will aim to: 1) improve the knowledge of the potential production of wood energy from existing forest and new plantations; 2) enhance the production of local seedlings 3) increase the biomass potential through the rehabilitation of old community, private and individual plantations; 4) rationalization of wood fuel utilization through the dissemination of improved stoves and the adoption of more efficient charcoal making techniques; and 5) promote improved conditions for woodfuel trade and use.
BURUNDI
PROMOTION DES PLANTATIONS PÉRIURBAINES ET AGROFORESTIÈRES POUR LA PRODUCTION DE BOIS DE FEU ET DE SERVICE
The project will provide assistance for the development of a strategic programme for the promotion of sustainable production of wood fuels energy and services. The main aims are: 1) the enhancement of national capabilities for the rational and sustainable supply of wood for energy and other uses; 2) the establishment of policies and strategies for the development of agroforestry and wood energy systems in peri-urban areas.
GUINEE-BISSAU
UTILISATION RATIONNELLE DU PATRIMOINE FORESTIER
The project aims to promote the rational utilization of forest resources through the dissemination of sustainable forest exploitation methods and improved charcoal making techniques.
BURKINA FASO
NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT AND WOODFUELS IN BURKINA FASO - BKF/93/003
Burkina Faso's unplanned use of forest resources has led to the deterioration of all forest areas around Ouagadougou, prompting a Government decision to develop effective management techniques. The project financed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and executed by FAO, aims to develop a national programme for the sustainable and integrated production of wood and non-wood forest products, particularly fuelwood and charcoal.
In an area 150 km around Ouagadougou, 80 000 ha are being managed with the active participation of local people using simple techniques to implement silvicultural operations. Supported by FAO, the Government of Burkina Faso has introduced a planned and more rational approach to forest resources. This has resulted in resource conservation and protection, as well as a 50 percent income increase for local people, who are now able to fulfill urban demand for fuelwood and charcoal.
Plans are underway for the management of a further 570 ha in Burkina Faso. Other Sahelian countries have expressed interest in adopting a similar programme.