High demand for firewood leads to overuse of walnut-fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan

Rehnus, Maik; Nazarek, Annemarie; Mamadzhanov, Davlet; Venglovsky, Bronislav Ivanovitch; Sorg, Jean‐Pierre

doi:10.1007/s11676-013-0367-4

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“…Many factors influence firewood use within households. Several studies have analysed the link between the consumption of firewood and factors such as household income, climate, and family size (Kennes et al, 1984;Dunkerley et al, 1990;Mahapatra and Mitchell, 1999;Kituyi et al, 2001;Bhatt and Sachan, 2004;Johnson and Bryden, 2012;Onoja, 2012;San et al, 2012;Song et al, 2012;Rehnus et al, 2013;Ding et al, 2016;Semenya and Machete, 2019).…”

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Factors influencing the use of firewood post-electrification in rural South Africa: The case of Ga-Malahlela village

Masekela

Semenya

2021

J. energy South. Afr.

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Despite improved electrification rates and several government policies introduced to encourage rural households to switch from traditional to modern fuels, most South African households still rely on firewood for their energy needs. This study sought to assess the factors that influence the use of firewood in Ga-Malahlela village in the Limpopo province. To this end, a structured questionnaire was administered to 67 households. Microsoft Excel and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences were used to code and log in the data. The chi-square test was used to determine the relationship between the choice of energy source(s) and socio-economic factors. It was established that firewood was still widely used: by 61% of the participants for cooking, by 64% for space heating, and by 46% for water heating. For lighting, electricity was used by 98.5% of the participants, while liquefied petroleum gas was used by 1.5%. The dependency on firewood was mainly due to the socio-economic status of the surveyed households, which included income, education level, household size, and preference. Rural firewood reliance continues, due to socio-economic factors such as indigence, preference, and the inaccessibility of services like free basic electricity. It is therefore recommended that the Polokwane Local Municipality should play a part in assisting poor communities with cleaner, cost-effective fuel alternatives such as solar energy, biogas, and liquefied petroleum gas.

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Factors influencing the use of firewood post-electrification in rural South Africa: The case of Ga-Malahlela village

Masekela

Semenya

2021

J. energy South. Afr.

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“…The increase in demand of consumption has headed to more pressure on natural resources of the world (Tilman et al 2001;Arrow et al 2004;Imhoff et al 2004;Godfray et al 2010;Liu et al 2010;Zhen et al 2011). In many developing countries of the world, fuelwood is the chief source of energy (Kennes et al 1984;Maikhuri 1991;Hosier and Kipondya 1993;Bhatt et al 1994;Tabuti et al 2003;Bhatt and Sachan 2004a, b;Chen et al 2006;Rawat et al 2009;Khuman et al 2011;Pandey and Chaubal 2011;Adkins et al 2012;San et al 2012;Rehnus et al 2013;Ranjitkar et al 2014). In rural households of the mountainous region of the Himalaya, fuelwood is the foremost source of energy for cooking, space heating and boiling of water (Rijal 1999).…”

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Rhododendrons: A major resource of fuelwood in high altitude region of Arunachal Himalaya, India

Dutta¹,

Khan²,

Das³

2019

Biodiversitas

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Abstract. Paul A, Dutta PK, Khan ML, Das AK. 2019. Rhododendrons: A major resource of fuelwood in high altitude region of Arunachal Himalaya, India. Biodiversitas 20: 2628-2635. This study highlights rhododendrons consumption for fuelwood in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Rhododendron spp. contributed the highest (60% and 58%), Quercus spp. (33% and 40%) while Alnus species (7% and 2%) of the total fuelwood consumption in villages between 1800-2100 m and 2100-2400 m altitude, respectively. Consumption was recorded highest (3.45 kg/capita/day) in villages between 2100-2400 m than 1800-2100 m altitude (3.24 kg/capita/day). Fuelwood consumption was not significantly varied with altitudes (U = 364, p = 0.864). However, it was significantly different among species at altitude 1800-2100 m (F = 6.205, p < 0.05) and 2100-2400 m (χ2 = 31.319, p < 0.001). Irrespective of altitude, consumption was significantly different among the species (χ2 = 41.289, p < 0.001). Rhododendron arboreum and Rhododendron thomsonii with a mean rank of 47.35 and 49.88, respectively, were the most used fuelwood, followed by Quercus griffithii (33.08), Quercus sp. (26.04) and Alnus sp. (8.65). The remote villages, mostly use fuelwood for boiling, cooking and space heating. Intensive consumption pressure will lead to habitat degradation and mount fuelwood crisis in coming years. The present pilot study could be a basis to develop suitable conservation and management of energy resources, particularly the rhododendrons.

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“…The demand for energy is partly met by firewood, which is a primary energy source in many developing countries (Kennes et al 1984;Hosier and Kipondya 1993;Bhatt et al 1994;Tabuti et al 2003;Chen et al 2006;Khuman et al 2011;San et al 2012;Rehnus et al 2013). This is particularly critical in mountainous regions, where limited energy sources lead to high pressure on scarce natural resources.…”

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Factors Influencing Households' Firewood Consumption in the Western Pamirs, Tajikistan

Mislimshoeva

Hable

Fezakov

et al. 2014

Mountain Research and Development

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Open access article: please credit the authors and the full source.Firewood is a major energy source, especially in many high mountainous regions in developing countries where other energy sources are limited. In the mountainous regions of Tajikistan, current energy consumption is limited owing to geographic isolation and numerous challenges-including in the energy sector-that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union and Tajikistan's independence. The sudden disruption of external supplies of energy forced people to rely on locally available but scarce biomass resources, such as firewood and animal dung. We conducted an empirical study to gain an understanding of current household energy consumption in the Western Pamirs of Tajikistan and the factors that influence firewood consumption. For this purpose, we interviewed members of 170 households in 8 villages. We found that, on average, households consumed 355 kg of firewood, 253 kWh of electricity, 760 kg of dung, and 6 kg of coal per month in the winter of 2011-2012. Elevation, size of a household's private garden, and total hours of heating had a positive relationship with firewood consumption, and education level and access to a reliable supply of electricity showed a negative relationship.

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High demand for firewood leads to overuse of walnut-fruit forests in Kyrgyzstan

Cited by 12 publications

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Factors influencing the use of firewood post-electrification in rural South Africa: The case of Ga-Malahlela village

Factors influencing the use of firewood post-electrification in rural South Africa: The case of Ga-Malahlela village

Rhododendrons: A major resource of fuelwood in high altitude region of Arunachal Himalaya, India

Factors Influencing Households' Firewood Consumption in the Western Pamirs, Tajikistan

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