Commercial Woodfuel Production : Experience from Three Locally Controlled Wood Production Models

Woodfuels (firewood and charcoal) are the dominant energy source and the leading forest product for most developing countries. Representing 60 to 80 percent of total wood consumption in these nations, woodfuels often account for 50 to 90 percent of...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	ESMAP Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACTION PLAN AFFORESTATION AFFORESTATION EFFORTS AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE AGROFORESTRY ALTERNATIVE FUELS ATLANTIC FOREST AWARENESS RAISING BEAR BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIODIVERSITY VALUE BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES BIOMASS BIOMASS ENERGY BURNING CARBON CARBON ECONOMY CARBON NEUTRAL CARBON TAXES CASH INCOME CHARCOAL MAKING CHARCOAL PRODUCTION CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CO CO2 COLLECTIVE ACTION COMMERCIAL EXPLOITATION COMMERCIAL FORESTRY COMMUNAL FORESTS COMMUNITY FOREST COMMUNITY LANDS CONCESSION CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONSERVATION EFFORTS CONSERVATION POLICIES CULTIVATION DEALERS DEFORESTATION DEGRADED AREAS DEGRADED FORESTS DEGRADED LANDS DROUGHTS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC MOTIVATION ECOSYSTEM ELECTRICITY EMISSIONS ENERGY POLICY ENERGY PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTS EROSION EROSION CONTROL EUCALYPTUS EXOTIC SPECIES EXPOSURE FARM FORESTRY FENCING FIREWOOD FLOODS FLORA FOOD CROPS FOREST FOREST ACCESS FOREST ACT FOREST ADMINISTRATION FOREST ADMINISTRATIONS FOREST AREAS FOREST AUTHORITIES FOREST COMMITTEE FOREST COMMITTEES FOREST CONVERSION FOREST COVER FOREST COVERAGE FOREST DEGRADATION FOREST ECOSYSTEMS FOREST EXPLOITATION FOREST FUNDS FOREST GOVERNANCE FOREST HARVESTING FOREST INSTITUTE FOREST INVENTORY FOREST INVESTMENT FOREST LAW FOREST LAW ENFORCEMENT FOREST MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS FOREST MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOREST OFFICERS FOREST OPERATIONS FOREST OWNERSHIP FOREST PLANTATIONS FOREST PRODUCT FOREST PRODUCTS FOREST PROTECTION FOREST REGULATIONS FOREST REHABILITATION FOREST RESOURCE FOREST RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOREST RESOURCES FOREST SECTOR FOREST SERVICE FOREST SERVICES FOREST STEWARDSHIP FOREST STOCK FOREST TECHNOLOGY FOREST USER FORESTRY FORESTRY AGENCY FORESTRY INSTITUTIONS FORESTRY OPERATIONS FORESTRY PRACTICES FORESTRY PROGRAM FORESTRY PROGRAMS FOSSIL FUEL FOSSIL FUELS FUELS GENETIC GENETIC MATERIAL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY GLOBAL DEFORESTATION HARVESTERS HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ILLEGAL HARVESTING INDIGENOUS FORESTS IRON ISSUES LAND ACQUISITION LAND HOLDINGS LAND TENURE LANDOWNERSHIP LARGE TRACTS OF LAND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS LIVESTOCK LOGS MANAGED FOREST MANAGED FORESTS MARKET PRICES MEDICINAL PLANTS MINES MORATORIUM NATIONAL CONSERVATION POLICIES NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL FOREST AUTHORITY NATIVE SPECIES NATURAL FOREST NATURAL FOREST MANAGEMENT NATURAL FOREST RESOURCES NATURAL FORESTS NATURAL REGENERATION NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES NATURAL RESOURCES NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NUMBERS OF TREES OIL OLIGOPOLY OPPORTUNITY COSTS PASTURE PINE PLANT PLANTING POOR LAW ENFORCEMENT POPULATION GROWTH POULTRY QUOTAS REFORESTATION REGENERATION REGIONAL FOREST REGIONAL FOREST SERVICE RENEWABLE ENERGY RESERVES RESINS RESTAURANTS RURAL COMMUNITIES SAFETY NET SEEDLING PRODUCTION SHIFTING CULTIVATION SILVICULTURE SOCIAL FORESTRY SPECIES COMPOSITION STATE FOREST STATE FOREST AGENCIES STATE FOREST SERVICE STATE FORESTS SUBSISTENCE USE SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUSTAINABLE EXTRACTION SUSTAINABLE FOREST SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT TIMBER TIMBER FOREST TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS TIMBER PRODUCTION TREE TREE FARMING TREE PLANTING TREES URBAN FORESTRY VILLAGE FOREST VILLAGES WEAK ENFORCEMENT WEAK LAW ENFORCEMENT WOOD WOOD CHIPS WOOD ENERGY WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS WOOD MARKET WOOD PRODUCERS WOOD PRODUCTION WOOD PRODUCTS WOOD RESOURCES WOOD SALES WOOD SHORTAGES WOODLAND WOODLANDS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/17260385/commercial-woodfuel-production-experience-three-locally-controlled-wood-production-models http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17478

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Summary:	Woodfuels (firewood and charcoal) are the dominant energy source and the leading forest product for most developing countries. Representing 60 to 80 percent of total wood consumption in these nations, woodfuels often account for 50 to 90 percent of all energy used. Although woodfuels are widely perceived as cheap and primitive sources of energy, commercial woodfuel markets are frequently very large, involve significant levels of finance, and provide an important source of income through the supply chain for the rural poor. However, the woodfuel sector in many developing countries operates informally and inefficiently, using out-dated technology and delivering little official revenue to the government. The unsustainable harvesting of woodfuels to supply large urban and industrial markets can also contribute to forest degradation and deforestation. Given the low carbon development opportunity presented by wood energy, predictions of significant growth in woodfuel demand make it vital that this industry is overhauled and modernized using new technologies, approaches, and governance mechanisms. This report profiles three promising models of commercial forestry that can contribute to modernization and rationalization of the wood energy sector in developing countries: (i) community-based forest management (CBFM), (ii) private woodlots in Sub-Saharan Africa, and (iii) forest replacement associations (FRA) in Latin America.

Commercial Woodfuel Production : Experience from Three Locally Controlled Wood Production Models

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