The Fuelwood Market Chain of Kinshasa: Socio-economic and sustainability outcomes of the number one household energy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Fuelwood Market Chain of Kinshasa: Socio-economic and sustainability outcomes of the number one household energy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Schure Ingram Kinshasa and Kisangani
Reducing emissions through improvement of biomass energy supply chain in Sofa...IIED
A presentation by Hamid Taybo, director of ADEL discussed Sustainable Biomass Energy, at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation focused on tackling the supply and demand.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Socioeconomic baseline and areas for measuring REDD+ impactsIIED
A presentation by IIED consultant Arnela Mausse at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation presented the methodology and findings from socioeconomic baseline study on land use and land use change in Manica, Sofala and Zambezia, Mozambique
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
A presentation by Nemane Momed from UT-REDD, at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation focused on the national REDD+ strategy of Mozmambique.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Greening the Supply Chain in Ghana and Brazil: can the private sector addre...IIED
A presentation by Marisa Camargo, researcher at the University of Helsinki, at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation focused on 'Greening the supply chain', using case studies from Ghana and Brazil's cocoa sector.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, gender and REDD+: a case of ...IIED
A presentation by Rahul Karki, Naya S Paudel and Dil B Khatri at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Understanding the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation: the commod...IIED
A presentation by A Z Sangeda, D D Maleko and G C Kajembe, of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania,
at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Reducing emissions through improvement of biomass energy supply chain in Sofa...IIED
A presentation by Hamid Taybo, director of ADEL discussed Sustainable Biomass Energy, at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation focused on tackling the supply and demand.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Socioeconomic baseline and areas for measuring REDD+ impactsIIED
A presentation by IIED consultant Arnela Mausse at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation presented the methodology and findings from socioeconomic baseline study on land use and land use change in Manica, Sofala and Zambezia, Mozambique
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
A presentation by Nemane Momed from UT-REDD, at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation focused on the national REDD+ strategy of Mozmambique.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Greening the Supply Chain in Ghana and Brazil: can the private sector addre...IIED
A presentation by Marisa Camargo, researcher at the University of Helsinki, at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
The presentation focused on 'Greening the supply chain', using case studies from Ghana and Brazil's cocoa sector.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Drivers of deforestation and forest degradation, gender and REDD+: a case of ...IIED
A presentation by Rahul Karki, Naya S Paudel and Dil B Khatri at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Understanding the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation: the commod...IIED
A presentation by A Z Sangeda, D D Maleko and G C Kajembe, of Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania,
at a workshop held in Paris from Thursday, 3 December to Friday, 4 December during the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21).
The event organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development aimed to share the findings of its research to inform a wider debate on how REDD+ is contributing to addressing the drivers of land use and land use change.
More details: http://www.iied.org/redd-paris-what-could-be-it-for-people-forests
Forest-related implications of Chinese trade and investment in Africa across ...CIFOR-ICRAF
CIFOR Scientist Louis Putzel gives an introduction of the initial findings and implications of CIFOR's research on "Chinese investments in sectors affecting forests and livelihoods in Africa" with case studies from the Congo Basin (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Cong, Gabon) and the Miombo Woodlands (Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Equitable REDD+ benefit sharing? Lessons from Brazil and PeruCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given at CIFOR's side event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SBSTA-44) on 18 May 2016. The side event included discussions on the practicalities of results-based finance for REDD+. CIFOR presented research findings on REDD+ performance at different scales, as well as the mechanisms of benefit-sharing, multi-level governance and land use incentives.
This presentation elaborates on case studies from Brazil and Peru on the impact of policies and measures on the cost-effectiveness and benefit sharing of REDD+ initiatives. The presentation was given by Sven Wunder.
Landscape management for forest goods and services: between wishful thinking...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by several CIFOR scientists focuses on model forest linkages, local perceptions of goods and services vs. actual deforestation processes, the example of pollination services, mechanisms to influence the current trends, PES efficiency and lessons for REDD+.
Reconciling policy and practice in the co-management of forests in indigenous...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by David Solis, Dawn Ward and Peter Cronkleton of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) at the XXXV International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, April 29 – May 1, 2017, Lima, Peru.
Challenges and advances of implementing REDD+ at São Felix do XinguCIFOR-ICRAF
This in-depth presentation was given by Marcio Sztutman, Conservation Manager, Amazon region, The Nature Conservancy, at "REDD+ Emerging? What we can learn from subnational initiatives," a CIFOR Official Side Event at COP 20 in Lima, Peru on Friday, 5 December.
Roles of sustainable commodity trade in global green dealsCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Prof. Neil Burgess, Principal Investigator, The UN Environment Programme World Conservation (UNEP-WCMC) at GCRF Trade Hub Webinar - Towards global green deals: Sustainable trade in palm oil, coffee and songbirds in Indonesia on 20 January 2022.
Public private partnership in forestry managementCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered during the Course on Governance of Landscapes, Forests and People at the CIFOR Campus in Bogor, Indonesia.
It discusses: the reason public-private partnerships became an option; whether or not these partnerships are effective, trade-offs and challenges to consider; and how to ensure the effectiveness public-private partnerships at the landscape level.
On 27 April, Oxfam and MCRB hosted a multistakeholder discussion on ‘Responsible investment in plantation agriculture' in Yangon. The workshop, which discussed examples of good and bad practice in Myanmar relating to oil palm, bananas and rubber, focussed on the Myanmar legal framework for investment, including land acquisition and regulation of environmental impacts.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/responsible-investment-in-plantation-agriculture.html
Halifax State of the Economy Conference 2012
The 1st Halifax Index was launched at the conference. It tells Halifax's city’s story - the strength of the economy, the health of the community, the sustainability of the environment and the progress of the Economic Strategy.
It’s a new and innovative way to measure progress that reaches beyond traditional economic indicators like GDP and jobs.
Download the complete Index at www.halifaxindex.com
Halifax State of the Economy Conference 2012
AGREATERHalifax panel discussion featured an open discussion about progress towards Halifax's economic strategy goals, plans for the upcoming year, and challenges and opportunities.
Forest-related implications of Chinese trade and investment in Africa across ...CIFOR-ICRAF
CIFOR Scientist Louis Putzel gives an introduction of the initial findings and implications of CIFOR's research on "Chinese investments in sectors affecting forests and livelihoods in Africa" with case studies from the Congo Basin (Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Cong, Gabon) and the Miombo Woodlands (Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Equitable REDD+ benefit sharing? Lessons from Brazil and PeruCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was given at CIFOR's side event at the Bonn Climate Change Conference (SBSTA-44) on 18 May 2016. The side event included discussions on the practicalities of results-based finance for REDD+. CIFOR presented research findings on REDD+ performance at different scales, as well as the mechanisms of benefit-sharing, multi-level governance and land use incentives.
This presentation elaborates on case studies from Brazil and Peru on the impact of policies and measures on the cost-effectiveness and benefit sharing of REDD+ initiatives. The presentation was given by Sven Wunder.
Landscape management for forest goods and services: between wishful thinking...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by several CIFOR scientists focuses on model forest linkages, local perceptions of goods and services vs. actual deforestation processes, the example of pollination services, mechanisms to influence the current trends, PES efficiency and lessons for REDD+.
Reconciling policy and practice in the co-management of forests in indigenous...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by David Solis, Dawn Ward and Peter Cronkleton of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) at the XXXV International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, April 29 – May 1, 2017, Lima, Peru.
Challenges and advances of implementing REDD+ at São Felix do XinguCIFOR-ICRAF
This in-depth presentation was given by Marcio Sztutman, Conservation Manager, Amazon region, The Nature Conservancy, at "REDD+ Emerging? What we can learn from subnational initiatives," a CIFOR Official Side Event at COP 20 in Lima, Peru on Friday, 5 December.
Roles of sustainable commodity trade in global green dealsCIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Prof. Neil Burgess, Principal Investigator, The UN Environment Programme World Conservation (UNEP-WCMC) at GCRF Trade Hub Webinar - Towards global green deals: Sustainable trade in palm oil, coffee and songbirds in Indonesia on 20 January 2022.
Public private partnership in forestry managementCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation was delivered during the Course on Governance of Landscapes, Forests and People at the CIFOR Campus in Bogor, Indonesia.
It discusses: the reason public-private partnerships became an option; whether or not these partnerships are effective, trade-offs and challenges to consider; and how to ensure the effectiveness public-private partnerships at the landscape level.
On 27 April, Oxfam and MCRB hosted a multistakeholder discussion on ‘Responsible investment in plantation agriculture' in Yangon. The workshop, which discussed examples of good and bad practice in Myanmar relating to oil palm, bananas and rubber, focussed on the Myanmar legal framework for investment, including land acquisition and regulation of environmental impacts.
Read more: http://www.myanmar-responsiblebusiness.org/news/responsible-investment-in-plantation-agriculture.html
Halifax State of the Economy Conference 2012
The 1st Halifax Index was launched at the conference. It tells Halifax's city’s story - the strength of the economy, the health of the community, the sustainability of the environment and the progress of the Economic Strategy.
It’s a new and innovative way to measure progress that reaches beyond traditional economic indicators like GDP and jobs.
Download the complete Index at www.halifaxindex.com
Halifax State of the Economy Conference 2012
AGREATERHalifax panel discussion featured an open discussion about progress towards Halifax's economic strategy goals, plans for the upcoming year, and challenges and opportunities.
Canada's National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy: Potential Impact on Nova...Halifax Partnership
The Conference Board of Canada report is a deep dive assessment of the potential economic impact associated with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. becoming the prime contractor for either the combat or non-combat vessels package under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy.
The Halifax Index tells Halifax, Nova Scotia's story - the strength of the economy, the health of the community, the sustainability of the environment and the progress of the Economic Strategy. It’s a new and smarter way to measure progress that reaches beyond traditional economic indicators like GDP and jobs. It provides deeper insight and the most comprehensive look at what’s happening in Halifax than anything currently available, and could be used as a model for other Canadian cities.
The 1st Halifax Index was presented at the Halifax State of the Economy Conference www.agreaterhalifax.com
Exploring type-directed, test-driven development: a case study using FizzBuzzFranklin Chen
An expressive static type system is one of the most joyful and powerful tools for prototyping, designing, and maintaining programs. In this performance-theatrical presentation, I will provide a taste of how to use types, in conjunction with tests, to drive iterative development of a particular program, the famous FizzBuzz problem. We will solve generalizations of this problem, changing and adding requirements, to illustrate the pleasures and benefits of "type thinking".
The Scala language will be used as the vehicle for this demonstration, but the techniques apply immediately to any industrial-strength statically typed language, such as Haskell, OCaml, F#, Rust, and most recently, Swift.
Plan Amsterdam, over de brettenzone en Sloterdijk met onze bijdrage!Wouter Valkenier
In het eerste artikel, een nadere kennismaking met
de verschillende deelgebieden Sloterdijk I, II, III, IV en
Sloterdijk Centrum, ofwel de Sloterdijken. Daarna meer
over de oorzaken voor de hernieuwde dynamiek in
het gebied. In het tweede artikel wordt dieper ingegaan
op de nieuwe woonfunctie in Sloterdijk Centrum,
het kantorengebied rond station Sloterdijk. Waarom
mag het nu wel? Waar mogen mensen precies wonen.
En, hoe gaat de gemeente dit aanpakken?
Het derde artikel gaat over het groen. Elke Amsterdammer
heeft groen op loop- en fietsafstand. Zo ook
de nieuwe bewoners. De Bretten is een natuurgebied
dat deels is aangelegd, maar grotendeels zelf is ontstaan.
Een relatief onbekend juweeltje, maar ook daar zal
vanzelf verandering in komen. Er is gewoonweg veel
te zien en te beleven voor de Amsterdammer.
Plan Amsterdam, over de brettenzone en Sloterdijk met onze bijdrage!
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Presentation by Steven Lawry and Ruth Meinzen-Dick at “GLF Discussion Forum on Commons Tenure for a Common Future” on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
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Jordan Kimball, Scott Bode, Nicodème Tchamou, Boubacar Thiam, Diane Russell, Gray Tappan and Dan Whyner with inspiration from Tim Resch and Mike McGahuey
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What we know and what we should know for policymaking on NTFPs in the Congo Basin. GEF7 Program for the Congo Basin
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Key note speech for the International Conference on the future of Central African Forests and its Peoples 31 May 2017 Den Haag, The Netherlands, presenting the importance of the forests, trends, developments and ways forward
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New York, 18 June, 2015 — The UNDP Equator Initiative hosted a Brown Bag Lunch to discuss how community-based climate solutions are achieved and what they can teach us about engaging communities to address climate change.
The talk featured Gregory Mock, former Editor in-Chief of the World Resources Report series, and was moderated by Nick Remple, Global Advisor for Community Based Landscape Management at BPPS and Director of the Community Development and Knowledge Management for the Satoyama Initiative (COMDEKS).
Mr. Mock, who has written extensively on local environmental governance and community-based efforts to sustainably manage local ecosystems, drew parallels between the findings of the Equator Initiative and the COMDEKS program:
“Forest communities can be a potent source of local climate solutions when they are empowered with resource rights and access to support networks,” said Mr. Mock. “Experience from the Equator Initiative and COMDEKS shows that community-based management of local forests can cut deforestation rates and reverse forest degradation."
In 2012, Mr. Mock collaborated with the Equator Initiative to survey 10 years of Equator Prize experience and extract lessons on the enabling conditions for successful local action. In 2014, he worked with the COMDEKS Programme to document its community-based approach to managing rural landscapes in 10 pilot countries.”
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TCforBE CONCEPTS TO UNDERSTAND & RESEARCH TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE FOR BIODIVERS...Verina Ingram
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Biodiversity & Equity Project
Valerie Nelson, NRI, University of Greenwich V.J.Nelson@greenwich.ac.uk
Verina Ingram, Wageningen University & Research verina.ingram@wur.nl
Thirza Hermans, Wageningen University & Research thirze.hermans@wur.nl
Marina Benitez Kanter , Wageningen University & Research ,marina.benitezkanter@wur.nl
Albertine Vandenbussche, Wageningen University & Research albertine.vandenbussche@wur.nl
Jeremy Haggar, NRI, University of Greenwich J.P.Haggar@greenwich.ac.uk
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Biodiversity & Equity Project
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EQUITY
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Valerie Nelson, NRI, University of Greenwich V.J.Nelson@greenwich.ac.uk
Thirza Hermans, Wageningen University & Research thirze.hermans@wur.nl
Albertine Vandenbussche, Wageningen University & Research albertine.vandenbussche@wur.nl
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The Fuelwood Market Chain of Kinshasa: Socio-economic and sustainability outcomes of the number one household energy in the Democratic Republic of Congo
1. The Fuelwood Market Chain of
Kinshasa: Socio-economic and
sustainability outcomes of the
number one household energy
in the Democratic Republic of
Congo
IUFRO August 2010-Urban Forestry Combating Poverty: Building a
collaborative stakeholder dialogue– Jolien Schure, Verina Ingram
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2. Outline presentation
• Why do we want to know more about fuelwood around
Kinshasa?
• Methods
• Who are the actors?
• Socio-economic and environmental implications
• Institutional framework and management
• Conclusion
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3. Problem statement: fuelwood for the
city of Kinshasa
• DRC covers 61% (98 million
hectares) of the Congo Basin forest
Kinshasa:
• 10 million people population,
urbanization
• Not sufficient access to alternative
energy (91.5% is fuelwood)
• - Deforestation forest-savana mosaic
(estimated 60,000 ha/year (Marien,
2009)), Increasing prices
• + Labor, (renewable) energy for
cooking
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4. Conceptual framework and methods
• Focus on livelihood systems and entire chain in order to understand
individual and household choices and institutional arrangements.
• Mapping, interviews, surveys
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5. The actors
Government
Specialists:
Wood
cutting
Construction
of oven
‘Harvesting
of charcoal’
‘Put in bags’
‘Waving the
‘hat’.
Private Sector
Wholesaler
Retailer
Vendor
Porters
Packers
Collectors
Thieves
NGOs, research
institutes
Household
s
Truck
Small
(98%)
Head (8%) industries:
bakeries,
Barge
restaurants
(4%)
, grilled
meat
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6. What are social and economic
outcomes? - Consumers
• Consumers in the city use mainly charcoal for cooking
(74%), some electricity and firewood.
• Reasons: clean, little smoke, taste of food, hygiene rules
of city.
• Almost no improved stoves used (3%).
• Prices have raised over past 5 years.
• Costs for household: 21US$/ month! (+-15.6).
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7. Socio-economic outcomes- producers
• Producers: educated, all ethnicities, also women (4%).
• Permanent vs temporary producers (61% permanent in Kinshasa,
42% of producers Kin. depend on fuelwood revenues.
• Secondary activities: Agriculture (76% ), Fishing (15% ), Timber
exploitation (5% )
• Training pays off with production increases (21.4 percent received
training)
• Traditional charcoal oven
• Factors influencing production: (informal) taxes, distances and
transport costs, demand, caterpillar harvest season, events and
festivities (year’s end, return to school).
• Annual profit/producer= (Bags sold*price)-(Costs
transport+labour+materials+tax+access).
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8. Average yearly volume and profit charcoal
producers Kinshasa
Profit (US$)
Income (US$)
$104.50
$863.49
$0.00 $100.00
$200.00 $300.00
$400.00 $500.00
$600.00
$700.00
$800.00
200
150
Producteurs zones de Kinshasa
167
100
50
0
Production charbon de bois (sacs)
Producteurs zones de Kinshasa
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$900.00
9. And the natural resource base?
• 1 plantation acacia auriculiformis that provides fuelwood
(Mampu): estimated 0.85% of demand Kinshasa
(Ducenne, 2009)
• Perception: traders, producers, consumers see
diminishing source and increasing distances
• Volumes: 400,000 tonnes of charcoal/ year.
• Wood species: Kisangani : Limbalu, Gilbert, Botuna, Kélé, Alombi, Dabema,
Kele, Lipela, Agbama, Mbala; Kinshasa: Kiseka, Acacia, Bois noir, Makayabu, Kititi,
Muboti, Musangambala, Kiyeti, Mubamba, Mukwati
• Reforestation limited (only 4786.74 ha for 1986 – 2006,
despite plan of 500/1000 ha/ year).
• 80.5% producers never planted tree, 19.5% did.
• Location
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11. Location of fuelwood harvesting for
Kinshasa
Actual places of fuelwood
harvesting (producers region of Kinshasa)
Preferred places for fuelwood
harvesting
(producers region of Kinshasa)
Uncultiv
ated
forest
24%
Newly
cultivate
d forest
37%
Champs
39%
Uncultiv
ated
forest
45%
Champs
55%
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12. Intstitutional analyses
•
Legal framework about land tenure and forest provides following legal options for
sustainable production of fuelwood:
1. Public plantations
2. Private plantations (Mampu, Ibi )
3. Reforestation at agricultural plots
4. Exploitation with fuelwood/ charcoal permit in surrounding forest
5. Community forestry (No regulation yet)
However in practice:
• Permit system hardly enforced and not guaranteeing sustainable outcome.
• Conflicting interests – e.g. Energy and Environment for the city of Kinshasa
• Land tenure ssue remains
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13. Local rules of access
Type of access (%/city)
Kinshasa
Type of
access
Customary
59.42%
right
Renting
33.89%
Costs of access
(US$/per parcel/ tree)
Kisangani Kinshasa Kisangani
$00.00
$00.00
24.33%
59.67%
$40.91
$38.90
Concession 3.81%
2.67%
$18.56
$26.19
Buying
trees
13.33%
$17.12
$9.86
2.86%
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14. Preliminary conclusions
1. Fuelwood provides essential access
to energy and is important for
livelihoods producers.
2. Sector is not sustainable at present
and not part of peri-urban planning.
3. No incentives to producers to
produce in more sustainable way.
Opportunities for stakeholder
dialogue:
Local level: involve local authorities,
producers and officials.
National level: overcome conflicting
interests/incoherence between ministries,
role of private sector.
International level: regional strategies
(COMIFAC), lessons learned from other
countries.
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15. Thank you for your attention
Contact: Jolien Schure: J.schure@cgiar.org
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