Abstract:
There is high dependence on fuelwood for domestic energy in Pakistan and a majority of population especially in the rural areas depends upon it. The estimates of annual demand are very high and most of it is met from tree grown on farmlands and waste lands; government forests contributing only a small proportion of wood energy. The price of fuelwood has risen continuously over the years due to acute scarcity of the resource. This situation is expected to continue in near future. In order to plan for future fuelwood supplies, data base should be developed through periodic surveys throughout the country. Further, there may be increasing pressure in coming years for conservative use of fuelwood through adoption of efficient cookstoves and its replacement with more efficient and economic fuels to improve environment.
Page(s):
261-265
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Forestry, Volume: 40, Issue: 4, Year: 1990