Criteria and indicators for sustainable woodfuels.
- Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2010.
- viii, 92 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
- FAO forestry paper, .
"IEA Bioenergy."--Cover.
With growing pressure on energy resources and a heavy dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels, the world faces two key energy-related problems: the lack of a secure and affordable supply, and the threat of overconsumption leading to irreversible environmental damage. As part of the solution to these problems, many countries are looking increasingly to their biomass-energy resources. This publication focuses on one major source of biomass energy -- woodfuels. It sets out principles, criteria and indicators to guide the sustainable use of woodfuel resources and the sustainable production of charcoal. It is designed to help policy- and decision-makers in forestry, energy and environment agencies, non-governmental and other civil-society organizations and the private sector ensure that the woodfuel sector reaches its full potential as an agent of sustainable development."--back cover
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Fuelwood crops
Energy policy.
Sustainable forestry.
Power resources.
Biomass energy
Renewable energy sources
"IEA Bioenergy."--Cover.
With growing pressure on energy resources and a heavy dependence on non-renewable fossil fuels, the world faces two key energy-related problems: the lack of a secure and affordable supply, and the threat of overconsumption leading to irreversible environmental damage. As part of the solution to these problems, many countries are looking increasingly to their biomass-energy resources. This publication focuses on one major source of biomass energy -- woodfuels. It sets out principles, criteria and indicators to guide the sustainable use of woodfuel resources and the sustainable production of charcoal. It is designed to help policy- and decision-makers in forestry, energy and environment agencies, non-governmental and other civil-society organizations and the private sector ensure that the woodfuel sector reaches its full potential as an agent of sustainable development."--back cover
9789251066034 (pbk.) 9251066035 (pbk.)
0258-6150
Fuelwood crops
Energy policy.
Sustainable forestry.
Power resources.
Biomass energy
Renewable energy sources