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Forests, fuels and the future: Wood energy for sustainable development

Year of publication 1996

Pages 78

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Series title Forestry Topics Report

Series number 1014-644X

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This report discusses these trends by reference to examples from many countries which suggest viable ways to realise the development potential of wood energy without environmental or social drawbacks. It describes a changing role for wood energy in a changing world where fuelwood and wood-based fuels need no longer be associated with poverty or underdevelopment but could rank among viable modern options open to energy users everywhere.

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