The objective of the project is to strengthen national sustainable forest management policy, integrate community-based sustainable forest management into policy, planning and investment frameworks and create markets for sustainable bio-energy technologies that reduce CO2 emissions. The following 3 components are closely relevant to wood energy:

(1)    Strengthen national policy, regulations and capacities for SFM to integrate bioenergy, biodiversity and livelihood considerations.

(2)    Promote integrated and participatory land-use, forest, and protected area management at the landscape level;

(3)    Promote sustainable wood energy production and markets for sustainable energy technologies that reduce demand on fuelwood, including efficient bioenergy technologies (including 500 ha of community woodlots on degraded forests for sustainable energy production; 50,000 households adopting improved cook stoves for household use and income generating enterprise activities).