The charcoal market in Africa is an informal economy. This enables millions of people to earn a living producing, selling and trading charcoal, due to low barriers to market entry. However, research and policy on charcoal has long focused on the downsides of informality. Informal charcoal production is commonly linked to criminality, an undermining of social cohesion, poor working conditions and most of all, forest loss. These negative perspectives continue to shape our approaches to charcoal markets, despite a recent reframing of charcoal as a potential sustainable development opportunity. This thesis aims to provide an alternative perspective. I argue that by focusing on the negative aspects of charcoal production, in particular f...
Charcoal is a primary urban energy source throughout Africa; it is also blamed for massive environme...
People around the world rely on products from nature to sustain their livelihoods but human-induced ...
Forest degradation and forest loss threaten the survival of many species and reduce the ability of f...
AbstractIn urban centres of Mozambique, charcoal is the major energy source for cooking. Growing dem...
Growing urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing demand for charcoal. This paper prese...
AbstractGrowing urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing demand for charcoal. This pap...
This paper examines the link between formalisation of charcoal institutions and livelihoodoutcomes i...
Growing urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing demand for charcoal. This paper prese...
Global charcoal production has more than tripled over the past 50 years from 17.3 million tons in 19...
Forest incomes in the form of both timber and non-timber forest products are an important source of ...
Charcoal production in the miombo woodlands has motivated policy debates over the years in central, ...
Is charcoal a sustainable energy source in Africa? This is a crucial question, given charcoal's key ...
In Zambia, agricultural land expansion is responsible for 90 percent of forest cover loss (Mabeta, M...
Charcoal is a primary urban energy source throughout Africa; it is also blamed for massive environme...
Studies in many African countries show that charcoal making is among the primary drivers of deforest...
Charcoal is a primary urban energy source throughout Africa; it is also blamed for massive environme...
People around the world rely on products from nature to sustain their livelihoods but human-induced ...
Forest degradation and forest loss threaten the survival of many species and reduce the ability of f...
AbstractIn urban centres of Mozambique, charcoal is the major energy source for cooking. Growing dem...
Growing urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing demand for charcoal. This paper prese...
AbstractGrowing urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing demand for charcoal. This pap...
This paper examines the link between formalisation of charcoal institutions and livelihoodoutcomes i...
Growing urban populations in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasing demand for charcoal. This paper prese...
Global charcoal production has more than tripled over the past 50 years from 17.3 million tons in 19...
Forest incomes in the form of both timber and non-timber forest products are an important source of ...
Charcoal production in the miombo woodlands has motivated policy debates over the years in central, ...
Is charcoal a sustainable energy source in Africa? This is a crucial question, given charcoal's key ...
In Zambia, agricultural land expansion is responsible for 90 percent of forest cover loss (Mabeta, M...
Charcoal is a primary urban energy source throughout Africa; it is also blamed for massive environme...
Studies in many African countries show that charcoal making is among the primary drivers of deforest...
Charcoal is a primary urban energy source throughout Africa; it is also blamed for massive environme...
People around the world rely on products from nature to sustain their livelihoods but human-induced ...
Forest degradation and forest loss threaten the survival of many species and reduce the ability of f...