Fuelwood supplies in the developing countries













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by M.R. de Montalembert and J. Clement

FAO FORESTRY PAPER

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 1983

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Table of Contents


Preface

Chapter I - Introduction

1.1 Objectives of the study
1.2 Implementation of the study

Chapter II - Methodology

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definitions
2.3 Classification of resources

2.3.1 Natural woody vegetation
2.3.2 Plantations
2.3.3 Other natural woody resources
2.3.4 Agricultural and industrial residues
2.3.5 Concept of fuelwood volume

2.4 Study procedure

2.4.1 Stratification of situations
2.4.2 Classification of situations
2.4.3 Analysis of situation categories
2.4.4 Classification of deficit or potentially deficit situations

2.5 Presentation of results

Chapter III - Overall picture of the fuelwood situation in the developing countries

3.1 Fuelwood production
3.2 Fuelwood in rural energy systems
3.3 Evolution of the overall fuelwood situation

3.3.1 Acute scarcity situations
3.3.2 Deficit situations
3.3.3 Prospective deficit situations
3.3.4 Recapitulation

3.4 Special regional characteristics

Chapter IV - Africa south of the Sahara (including the Indian Ocean Islands)

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Regional situation in 1980

4.2.1 Populations concerned and their energy needs
4.2.2 Woody resources utilizable as a source of energy
4.2.3 Identification and nature of the various categories of situation
4.2.4 Regional summary

4.3 Prospects for the year 2000

4.3.1 Growth in population and needs
4.3.2 Changes in wood energy resources

4.4 Typology of deficit situations and feasibility of forestry solutions

Chapter V - North Africa and the Middle East

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Regional situation in 1980

5.2.1 Populations concerned and their energy needs
5.2.2 Present wood resources
5.2.3 Overall balance in 1980

5.3 Prospects for the year 2000

5.3.1 Growth in population and needs
5.3.2 Changes in wood energy resources
5.3.3 Balance foreseeable in the year 2000

Chapter VI - Asia and the tropical far east

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Regional situation in 1980

6.2.1 Populations concerned and their energy needs
6.2.2 Woody resources utilizable as a source of energy
6.2.3 Identification and nature of the various categories of situation
6.2.4 Regional summary

6.3 Prospects for the tear 2000

6.3.1 Growth in population and needs
6.3.2 Changes in wood energy resources

6.4 Typology of deficit situations and feasibility of forestry solutions

Chapter VII - Latin America

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Regional situation in 1980

7.2.1 Populations concerned and their energy needs
7.2.2 Forest and plant resources available as fuel
7.2.3 Identification and nature of the different categories of situation
7.2.4 Regional summary

7.3 Prospects for the year 2000

7.3.1. Growth in population and needs
7.3.2 Changes in fuelwood and charcoal resources
7.3.3 Balance foreseeable in the year 2000

7.4 Typology of deficit situations and feasibility of forestry solutions

7.4.1 Situations of acute scarcity affecting three main groups of populations
7.4.2 Deficit situation
7.4.3 Potential deficit situation

Chapter VIII - Improving the situations: solutions and strategies

8.1 The feasibility of forestry solutions

8.1.1 Increasing the productivity of the natural formations
8.1.2 Creating new resources: plantations
8.1.3 Coordination of forestry solutions

8.2 Strategic action guidelines

8.2.1 Short to medium-term actions
8.2.2 Medium - to long-term actions

8.3 Scope of the strategies concerning fuelwood

8.3.1 Adaptation and strengthening of institutional structures
8.3.2 Training
8.3.3 The people
8.3.4 Research

Chapter IX - Conclusions

Annex - List and classification of fuelwood situations