PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS
The role of wood
energy in Africa
(Working Paper FOPW/99/3)
This Working Paper is the third in our Wood Energy Today for Tomorrow (WETT) series.
[Please see
Forest Energy Forum No. 4, for more information.]
Electricidad a partir de eucalipto y bagazo en ingenios
azucareros de Nicaragua
(Working Paper FOPW/99/2
(S) )
El estudio realiza un an�lisis tecnoecon�mico de la generaci�n de electricidad a partir de bagazo y de le�a de eucalipto utilizados como combustibles en dos ingenios azucareros nicarag�enses.
El Protocolo de Kyoto y el mecanismo para
un desarrollo limpio
(Working Paper FOPW/99/1 (S))
Las actividades de secuestro, almacenamiento o reducci�n de emisiones de carbono asociadas con los cambios de uso del suelo y las actividades forestales constituyen una de las opciones existentes para regular las emisiones antr�picas de gases con efecto invernadero, permitiendo por lo tanto mitigar los efectos potenciales del calentamiento global subsecuente.
El Protocolo de Kioto (PK), negociado en diciembre de 1997 durante la tercera Conferencia de las Partes de la Convenci�n Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Clim�tico (CMCC), reconoce esta opci�n posibilitando que aquellos pa�ses que han aceptado reducir sus emisiones de gases con efecto invernadero puedan acreditar dicha reducci�n a partir de la ejecuci�n dom�stica de actividades forestales y de cambio en el uso del suelo que intensifiquen el secuestro y el almacenamiento de carbono en sumideros naturales o que lleven a la reducci�n de emisiones de dichos gases.
Adicionalmente, el PK prev� mecanismos de flexibilidad, mediante los cuales los mencionados pa�ses podr�n desarrollar dichas actividades de secuestro o reducci�n de emisiones en colaboraci�n con otros pa�ses, pudiendo "compensar" parcialmente los compromisos de reducci�n de emisiones de gases en sus propios pa�ses.
Estos elementos han desencadenado una gran expectativa, tanto en los pa�ses industrializados como en los pa�ses en desarrollo, con relaci�n a las consecuencias que puedan tener sobre el desarrollo futuro.
Si bien a�n existen muchos interrogantes sobre los aspectos pol�ticos, t�cnicos y econ�micos de estas cuestiones y, principalmente, acerca de los mecanismos mediante los cuales se llevar�n a cabo los nuevos acuerdos, al crecer el consenso general -tanto cient�fico como pol�tico- sobre la acumulaci�n en la atm�sfera de gases con efecto invernadero que pueden tener efectos nefastos para el ambiente global, la naturaleza del debate pol�tico internacional ha cambiado sensiblemente: de argumentar si es necesario hacer algo, a preguntarse qu� se puede hacer, cu�ndo se debe hacer, y a qu� costo.
Con el convencimiento de que esta tem�tica constituir� un importante dinamizador del desarrollo sostenible del sector forestal, se ha preparado el presente documento a fin de describir brevemente las oportunidades, riesgos e incertidumbres emergentes -focaliz�ndolos sobre la regi�n de Am�rica Latina y El Caribe- con el objetivo de difundir sus principales caracter�sticas e impulsar la realizaci�n de iniciativas forestales y bioenerg�tica para la movilizaci�n de inversiones.
For copies of these publications, please contact Mr Miguel Trossero.
Volume/biomass special study: georeferenced forest volume data for Latin America
The assessment of environmental functions of forests is essential for FAO Forest Resources Assessment 2000 (FRA 2000). It relates directly to the role of forests in the carbon cycling and maintenance of biological diversity. This report (FRA Working Paper No. 4) deals with forest biomass estimate and specifically describes the progress made so far towards the establishment of a geographic information system and an electronic information system, containing integrated cartographic and tabular information for data analysis, modelling and the implementation of special studies on selected thematic elements.
For more information, please contact: Mr Robert Davis, FRA Programme Coordinator, Forest Resources Division, Forestry Department, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.
e-mail:[email protected]
Wood pelletization sourcebook
Produced by the Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program, this sourcebook describes the costs and processes for making pellets from sawdust and other wood waste products.
For more information, please contact: Mr Fred Kuzel, Director, Great Lakes Regional Biomass Energy Program, 35 E. Wacker Drive, Suite 1850, Chicago, IL 60601, USA.
Fax: +1 312 407 0038;
e-mail: [email protected]
The challenge of rural energy poverty in developing countries
This joint FAO/WEC publication, which was published in October 1999, draws attention to a problem that is often overshadowed by the more immediate problems of hunger and famine. Energy, however, is an essential element both for the fulfilment of basic needs (especially cooking and heating, but also hygiene, health, etc.) and for sustainable rural development, including energy for agriculture, food processing and education.
FAO's approach in the field of energy is aimed at assisting developing countries to meet their energy requirements in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, as a means of achieving sustainable rural development. A transition from the present energy supply of mainly fuelwood and animal and human power, to a more diversified base and a better use of commercial energy, is the key to improving the living conditions of rural populations. While the report advocates this gradual transition to more modern energy systems, it recognizes that the use of traditional fuels will remain a long-term reality in many rural areas. This calls for the development of ways to manage the use of traditional fuels in a sustainable way, while at the same time improving the lot of rural people. The report advocates an approach which is best summarized as decentralized, integrated and empowering: decentralized because biomass is essentially a local issue; integrated because biomass management needs to take account of other measures in sectors such as agriculture and health; and empowering because those best equipped to manage their (energy) problems are those who know best - the rural people themselves.
It is hoped that this report, issued jointly by the World Energy Council (WEC) (www.worldenergy.org) and FAO, will raise the awareness of the impact energy poverty has on hunger, health and other aspects of rural development.
For more information, please contact: Mr Gustavo Best, Senior Energy Coordinator, Environment and Natural Resources Service, Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department, FAO.
Fax: +39 06 57053369;
e-mail: [email protected];
www.fao.org/sd/egdirect
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Latest publications from FAO�s Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia (RWEDP)
WOOD ENERGY DATA, PLANNING AND POLICIES Wood energy planning: study tour in India (RM 44), 1999 WOOD ENERGY RESOURCES, PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION AND MARKETING Production, Utilization and Marketing of Woodfuel in Lao PDR � National Workshop (RM 45), 1999 Woodfuel trade in Nepal (RM 46), 1999 Woodfuel Production and Marketing in India � National Training Course (RM 47), 1999 OTHERS Wood Energy and Forestry Education � Expert Consultation on the Integration of Wood Energy into the Training Curricula of Forestry Education, Cha-am, Thailand (FD 56), 1999 WOOD ENERGY AND GENDER Gender aspects of woodfuel flows in Sri Lanka: a case study in Kandy district (FD 55), 1999 WOOD ENERGY NEWS Small and medium enterprises , Vol. 14.1, 1999 Wood energy in India , Vol. 14.2, 1999 For more information, please contact: Mr Bert van der Plas, APO Information Systems, RWEDP, c/o RAP, Maliwan Mansion, Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Fax: +66 2 280 0760; e-mail:[email protected] |
