This module outlines the challenges and opportunities associated with the production and use of woodfuel and its socioeconomic and environmental impacts in developing countries. It discusses the role of value-chain approaches in addressing existing problems in the wood energy sector, and it briefly discusses the large-scale industrial use of woodfuel.
This module was developed with the kind collaboration of the following people and/or institutions:
Initiator(s): Zuzhang Xia - FAO, Forestry Department
This module was revised in 2017 to strengthen gender considerations.
Initiator(s): Gender Team in Forestry
Reviewer(s): Zuzhang Xia - FAO, Forestry Department