Improving woodfuel governance in Burkina Faso: The experts' assessment
AREVALO J. 2016. Improving woodfuel governance in Burkina Faso: The experts' assesment. Renewable
and Sustainable Energy Reviews Volume 57, May 2016, Pages 1398–1408
doi:10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.178.
Over 80% of Sub-Saharan
population depend on woodfuels as their main energy source, mainly firewood and
charcoal. In Burkina Faso, despite the absence of reliable studies, this
dependency is expected to continue and even increase in the next decades. With
some of the highest annual population increments and lowest indexes of human
development in the world, Burkina Faso is also among the most vulnerable
countries to climate change. This study examines the challenges of governance,
production and use of woodfuels in Burkina Faso on the basis of an extensive
literature review and the views elicited through 13 in-depth interviews with
local experts. With poverty as the underlying driver, agricultural expansion is
identified as the principle driver of deforestation, followed by woodfuel
production. Intensification of agriculture, agroforestry practices and
promotion of on non-timber forest product businesses are some of the key
opportunities recognised. While decentralisation is seen as an opportunity for
sustainable resource management, the lack of resources, unclear tenure regime
and corruption need to be urgently addressed. An improved management system in
the Forest Management Units is also needed to avoid forest degradation. The 20
concrete recommendations made in the study should be further investigated for
their consideration in a future wood energy strategy.
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| Firewood truck bound to Ouagadougou |
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Bioenergy: Global policy implications
HALDER, P., AREVALO J., MOLA-YUDEGO, B. GRITTEN, D. 2015. Stakeholders’ perceptions of bioenergy- global coverage and policy implications. In: Reddy BS and Ulgiati S (Eds.), Energy Security and Development – The Global Context and Indian Perspectives. pp. 377-391. Springer. ISBN: 978-81-322-2064-0. doi:10.1007/978-81-322-2065-7_25
Abstract
Development of bioenergy systems is gaining momentum globally and bioenergy stakeholders are numerous and their perceptions are diverse. The study explored perceptions of bioenergy stakeholders by reviewing scholarly literature and complementing and validating them against primary data. The number of publications on stakeholders’ perceptions of bioenergy is increasing while geographical focus and stakeholder analysis vary considerably. Among the stakeholders, biomass producers, public, and experts are widely studied groups while the least explored are students and private developers. The majority of the studies have been conducted in North America and Europe, which indicate the importance of bioenergy in their energy policies and the role of stakeholders to influence bioenergy development in those countries. The study found that the stakeholders’ perceptions of bioenergy were not uniform and varied considerably even within a particular stakeholder group. More support for second- and third-generation biofuels is apparent compared to corn-based ethanol production. Factors such as age, gender, education, income level, and land ownership appear to influence stakeholders’ perceptions of bioenergy. The paper recommends raising awareness of bioenergy among different stakeholders and involving them while planning future bioenergy projects to improve their perceptions of bioenergy and reduce the chances of opposition. There is also a need for enhancing collaboration between renewable energy and educational policies so that young students become aware of bioenergy and can act as agents of change in our quest for renewable energies.
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Abstract
Development of bioenergy systems is gaining momentum globally and bioenergy stakeholders are numerous and their perceptions are diverse. The study explored perceptions of bioenergy stakeholders by reviewing scholarly literature and complementing and validating them against primary data. The number of publications on stakeholders’ perceptions of bioenergy is increasing while geographical focus and stakeholder analysis vary considerably. Among the stakeholders, biomass producers, public, and experts are widely studied groups while the least explored are students and private developers. The majority of the studies have been conducted in North America and Europe, which indicate the importance of bioenergy in their energy policies and the role of stakeholders to influence bioenergy development in those countries. The study found that the stakeholders’ perceptions of bioenergy were not uniform and varied considerably even within a particular stakeholder group. More support for second- and third-generation biofuels is apparent compared to corn-based ethanol production. Factors such as age, gender, education, income level, and land ownership appear to influence stakeholders’ perceptions of bioenergy. The paper recommends raising awareness of bioenergy among different stakeholders and involving them while planning future bioenergy projects to improve their perceptions of bioenergy and reduce the chances of opposition. There is also a need for enhancing collaboration between renewable energy and educational policies so that young students become aware of bioenergy and can act as agents of change in our quest for renewable energies.
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