Policymakers should recognise the size and value of the woodfuel sector and its importance to many people. Harvesters and producers need better access to trees and land to promote better management and reduce conflicts. The tax system for woodfuel should be revised to be transparent and pragmatic. Woodfuel from plantation forests and agroforestry should be favoured over woodfuel from valuable or threatened tree species. More attention should be paid to energy-efficient charcoal kilns and cooking stoves, as well as activities to promote their use.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2011
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2011
Wetlands are important areas for social, cultural and economic
benefits for local communities living in and around them. The Nile Basin
region is endowed with rich and diverse wetlands supporting the
livelihoods of millions of people covering 3% of the total Nile Basin area.
Unfortunately, national and regional scale policies aimed at wetlands
management in the Nile Basin region have not been inclusive of
structures/frameworks or approaches that would contribute to
evaluation of wetland ecosystem services to guide wise use of the
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2011Ethiopia, Eastern Africa
Ethiopia?s economy and majority of the people?s livelihoods are dependent on agriculture. To develop the socioeconomy of Ethiopia and eradicate poverty, the policy and interventions should focus on agriculture as an entry point. In line with this, the government, bilateral and multilateral donors, NGOs and various institutions share the concepts and priorities identified in the ?Plan for Accelerated and Sustained Development to End Poverty (PASDEP).?
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2011Central America, South America
En los paisajes tropicales de América Latina están teniendo lugar importantes transformaciones con consecuencias sobre el desarrollo económico y el cambio climático. Los cambios en los territorios ocurren no solo debido a las políticas y mercados nacionales sino también a las dinámicas de mercado globales vinculadas a un rol creciente de los comercializadores e inversionistas transnacionales.
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Library ResourceDecember, 2011Central America, South America, Caribbean
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2011Gabon
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2011Cameroon
In 1994 Cameroon adopted a new forest law that focussed on the large-scale, export-oriented industrial forest sector while timber produced through small-scale logging for the domestic market was ignored, even in official statistics, and is generally produced without a valid permit. As Cameroon prepares to implement the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) it recently signed with the European Union, promising a legal framework for all national timber production, this occasional paper presents a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the country’s domestic timber market.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2011Kenya, Eastern Africa, Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2011Ethiopia, Eastern Africa, Africa
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2011
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