Fuelwood in Central America and the regional fuelwood and alternative energy sources project
The importance of fuelwood as an energy source in Central America, especially for domestic use, is indicated. The Fuelwood and Alternative Energy Sources Project, acting in all Central America, has as its objective to present some solutions in order to alleviate present and imminent fuelwood scarcity problems. The Subproject executed by the Central American Research Institute for Industry (ICAITI) in Guatemala, is developing fuelwood-saving techniques, both more efficient domestic cooking stoves and industrial kilns, and alternative energy sources (biogas and solar energy). The Tropical Agricultural Research and Training Center (CATIE) in Costa Rica, in collaboration with the national forestry agencies, deals with the production of fuelwood. Silvicultural research (plant production, plantation establishment techniques and management of plantations and natural vegetation) and the establishment of demonstration plots, mainly on small- and medium- sized farms. Socio-economic studies are also carried out concerning fuelwood and charcoal consumption and production in households and selected industries, identification of critical and potentially critical areas, fuelwood and charcoal commercialization, economic analysis and acceptance of plantations by the population and constraints for implementation projects of energy plantations
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Turrialba (Costa Rica), 1983
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| Subjects: | CONSUMO, LEÑA, PRECIOS, ESPECIES PARA LEÑA, PROYECTO LEÑA, AMERICA CENTRAL, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, |
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