Woodfuel review and assessment in Zambia

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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

DIRECTORATE-GENERAL VIII DEVELOPMENT

Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts

EC-FAO PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMME (1998-2002)

Tropical forestry Budget line B7-6201/97-15/VIII/FOR

PROJECT GCP/INT/679/EC

Woodfuel review and assessment in Zambia

By John MULOMBWA

December, 1998

Addis Ababa

This report has been produced as an out put of the EC-FAO Partnership Programme (1998-2002) - Project GCP/INT/679/EC Data Collection and Analysis for Sustainable Forest Management in ACP Countries - Linking National and International Efforts. The views expressed are those of the authors and should not be attributed to the EC or the FAO.

This paper has been minimally edited for clarity and style

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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ZAMBIA: General information

A. Location and Terrain

B. Ecology

C. Population

D. Land-Use

E. Minerals

F. Energy

G. Economy

H. Political

I. General

1. INTRODUCTION

2. WOODFUEL PRODUCTION

2.1. Vegetation Types

2.2. Plant Productivity

3. CONSUMPTION, DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF WOODFUEL

3.1. Demand/Consumption and Supply in Selected Study Areas

4. TRADE IN WOODFUEL

4.1. Pricing Trends

5. FORESEEABLE TRENDS IN WOODFUEL

5.1. Production

5.2. Demand and Consumption

5.3. Supply

5.4. Trade

6. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE REGENERATION/ PRODUCTION AND UTILISATION OF WOODFUEL

6.1. Sustainable Regeneration

6.2. Sustainable Utilisation

CONCLUSION

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