Future prospect and sustainability of wood fuel resources in Tanzania

Felix, Mwema

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.06.034

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“…Under drought conditions, income from agriculture declines and hence charcoal production increases to cater for the reduced income during such shocks. This is line with other studies where charcoal and other forest products are harvested more to fill the income gap during such occurrences (Felix, 2015;Ndegwa et al, 2016).…”

Section: Response To Price and Droughtsupporting

confidence: 92%

Sustainable woodland management and livelihood options in a charcoal producing region: An agent-based modelling approach

Kiruki

Zanden

Zagaria

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Management

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Section: Response To Price and Droughtsupporting

confidence: 92%

Sustainable woodland management and livelihood options in a charcoal producing region: An agent-based modelling approach

Kiruki

Zanden

Zagaria

et al. 2019

Journal of Environmental Management

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“…Small branches and leaves need greater space for transporting and storing, so the low energy density is an evident problem associated with this wood fuel. The compression into bundles varies according to the type of biomass residues and to the type of machinery utilised [60][61][62].…”

Section: Fuelwood Value Index (Fvi) and Energy Density (E D )mentioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluation of the Physical, Chemical and Thermal Properties of Portuguese Maritime Pine Biomass

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A characterisation of Pinus pinaster Aiton. (Maritime Pine) woody biomass and ashes is presented in this study. Physical, thermal and chemical analysis, including density, moisture content, calorific value, proximate and ultimate analysis, were carried out. The fuel Energy Density (Ed) and the Fuelwood Value Index (FVI) were assessed by ranking the fuelwood quality. Furthermore, the determination of the ash metal elementals was performed. The results from this study indicated, for Pinus pinaster biomass tree components, carbon content ranging from 46.5 to 49.3%, nitrogen content from 0.13 to 1.18%, sulphur content from 0.056 to 0.148% and hydrogen content around 6–7%. The ash content in the tree components ranged from 0.22 to 1.92%. The average higher heating value (HHV) was higher for pine needles (21.61 MJ·kg−1). The Ed of 8.9 GJ·m−3 confirm the good potential of Pinus pinaster biomass tree components as fuel. The FVI ranked the wood stem (4658) and top (2861.8) as a better fuelwood and pine needles (394.2) as inferior quality. The chemical composition of the ashes revealed that the elemental contents are below the national and most European countries legislation guidelines for the employment of ash as a fertiliser.

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“…Some studies go against that current, putting more emphasis on the social aspects of sustainability, e.g., combining a balance between supply and demand with assuring participation [59], or combining regrowth (halting deforestation) with public health issues of biomass (indoor air pollution because of woodfuel use for cooking), as well as concerns for soil quality, desertification, species loss [60], or food security [61], female labor force participation [62], or household incomes [51]. This current of research echoes more normative and political theoretic work in energy studies, which has recently seen the development of concepts and frameworks of energy justice [63], emphasizing fairness and social inclusion, or energy democracy [64,65] which focus on political participation and ownership.…”

Section: Level 3: Two-pillar Sustainability: Broader Sustainability Fmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards Sustainable Wood-Based Energy: Evaluation and Strategies for Mainstreaming Sustainability in the Sector

Szulecka

2019

Sustainability

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Bioenergy, mostly from wood biomass, is now widely seen as an important element in the efforts to tame dangerous climate change. At the same time, foresters and development specialists note that wood-based energy production can contribute to rural development. However, to deliver on these two goals without generating negative side effects, wood-based energy has to be sustainable, while currently, the sector is developing rapidly in ways that are technologically advanced, with questionable sustainability. How can sustainability be achieved in bioenergy production, to make it a viable element of climate change mitigation, adaptation, and rural development? Arguing for the need to mainstream sustainability thinking into wood-based energy production, the article draws on a critical literature review to identify four different levels of sustainability in the existing research on bioenergy from wood. It shows two possible strategies for integrating sustainability in wood bioenergy production. A top-down approach draws on global forestry governance instruments, while a bottom-up approach uses best-practices in forest plantations for bioenergy purposes, as illustrated by a case study from rural Paraguay. Using aggregated and visualized sustainability indicators, the article exemplifies what sustainable bioenergy production means in more tangible terms.

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Future prospect and sustainability of wood fuel resources in Tanzania

Cited by 17 publications

References 99 publications

Sustainable woodland management and livelihood options in a charcoal producing region: An agent-based modelling approach

Sustainable woodland management and livelihood options in a charcoal producing region: An agent-based modelling approach

Evaluation of the Physical, Chemical and Thermal Properties of Portuguese Maritime Pine Biomass

Towards Sustainable Wood-Based Energy: Evaluation and Strategies for Mainstreaming Sustainability in the Sector

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