[Stoves] Forestry and fuel
Crispin Pemberton-Pigott
crispinpigott at gmail.com
Thu Jan 23 10:44:28 CST 2014
Dear Nolbert
There are rules for importation of charcoal to the EU one of which is that
the source has to be harvested sustainably. An example of a success
according to this rule is that Senegal is exporting charcoaled extruded
biomass logs made from Tiffa or bulrushes. They have invaded the banks of
the Senegal river below the big dams (which cut off the annual flooding) and
are therefore 'new and sustainable'.
If you have a stove or a bank of stoves producing charcoal, you may be
required to show that the raw fuel used was harvested sustainably. Well, it
is really likely you will have to show that.
Regards
Crispin
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From: Stoves [mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of
Nolbert Muhumuza
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 5:36 AM
To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Forestry and fuel
Hello,
Am actually surprised that Africa is exporting charcoal to Europe!
Well, there are numerous initiatives in Uganda making carbonized briquettes.
This could be the same all around Africa and this is our chance to make
quality briquettes mainly for domestic use (from straws, dry leaves,
carpentry reside etc) and we can sell the surplus
- which should be a motivation for these produces.
I will share this article with stovers in Uganda.
Nolbert.
2014/1/20, Richard Stanley < <mailto:rstanley at legacyfound.org>
rstanley at legacyfound.org>:
> Agreed Teddy, lakiini.
> The real issue is that some feel it is not a problem at all.
> We can use all the crumbs ad dust generated at the charcoal sellers
> stall use it as 40% of the filler in an ordinarily grass straw leaf
> ago residue briquette and turn the briquete into a charcoal like
> performance with double the value--all while reducing demand for the lump
charcoal considerably.
> The late Charles Onyando and before him Francis Oloo in Kangemi were
> doing just that. Francis and Mary Kavitas out of Miumbuni (former
> Makweni
> district) continue to train others nationally and regionally on same
> as does James Ochieng and Beatrice Atoh's group at Hook Kenya working
> out of Kibera in Nbi, and several other trainers in chi yako/Kenya/ to
this day.
> I will send you the email links to my colleagues if you want them.
>
> Basi haya kwa asa rafiki,
> Richard Stanley
> de Nicaragua
>
> Richard
> On Jan 20, 2014, at 1:17 AM, Cookswell Jikos wrote:
>
> Dear Richard,
>
> Well said... ''If this is the case, I fail to see how we are not are
> going to be with fuelwood dependency for a long time to come.''
>
> Interestingly enough, I was just reading this article on Nigerian
> charcoal exports to West Europe - to the tune of 2-300 containers a month.
> <http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/high-demand-nigerian-charcoal-eu-co>
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/10/high-demand-nigerian-charcoal-eu-co
> untries/
>
>
> The fact that developed countries like Belgium and Holland are buying
> massive amounts of charcoal from Africa (same with the Middle East,
> Dubai, Abu Dhabi etc. and Somali charcoal), leads me to believe that
> perhaps advocating, promoting and undertaking tree growing and farm
> forestry is indeed a very lucky opportunity for improved biomass
> cookstove industry players to take part in.
>
> Biomass cookstove manufacturer's, retailers and people who give them
> away for free, have everything to gain by promoting better
> woodfuel/biomass energy security as part of their corporate social
> investment programs and also its just good for future business.
>
> Regards,
>
> Teddy
>
> Cookswell Jikos
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> <http://www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com> www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com
> Mobile: +254 700 380 009
> Mobile: +254 700 905 913
> P.O. Box 1433, Nairobi 00606, Kenya
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Richard Stanley
> < <mailto:rstanley at legacyfound.org> rstanley at legacyfound.org>
> wrote:
> Ron, Teddy et all concerned with the Samer's cited FAO report.
>
> Impressive data sources but it seems to be contrary to my own experience
for
> what its worth. Having lived in Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya for
> many years, in the 70's then revisiting for extended periods all of
> these locations in the first decade of the 2000's I have seen the
> effects of wood use -primarily for fuel - and it is substantial, and
> not pretty. Here in mezzo America now it is more widely reported that
> it is the expansion of large scale industrial agriculture and biofuel
> farming that is tearing apart natural forest lands..fine but the
> destruction of traditional forested land for industrial agriculture
> is a one time thing.. The steady depletion of the forests, due to,
> primarily, fuelwood demand in MAlawi Kenya and Tanzania especially is
> not only ongoing but expanding with population growth.
>
> The notion of a fuelwood ladder aside, the demographic of the
> expansion of the mass population in the developing nations favors,
> sadly, the growth of the more marginalized, less educated, less well
> employed and more fuelwood dependent segments of the population.
> Almost everywhere I look I see this to be the case. Their desperation
> for fuelwood and decent income at large, is only exacerbated by industrial
agriculture and biofuel farming.
>
> If this is the case, I fail to see how we are not are going to be with
> fuelwood dependency for a long time to come. Personally, I see no
> less use of wood/charcoal to day than I did in the 70's at lease in
> amongst the mass population in the mentioned countries.
>
> Kind regards,
> Richard Stanley
> <http://www.legcayfound.org> www.legcayfound.org
>
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2014, at 1:11 PM, Ronal W. Larson wrote:
>
> Teddy:
>
> 1. Thanks for the cite below. Slide #36 implies that FAO is not
> doing a very credible job in reporting on charcoal consumption. Off by a
factor of
> about 100 (that is 10,000% error). I was pleased to see the FAO report
> cite by Samer yesterday (given below). Now I am not so sure. Can
> anyone defend the FAO data collection effort on charcoal?
>
> 2. The slideshow refers to a special 2013 issue of ESD on charcoal.
> Looks good, but I haven't had a chance yet to see if my library
> carries it for free. Anyone able to comment on what that issue is
> saying about deforestation?
>
> 3. Returning to your recent response about your own char-making stoves
not
> being accepted. It seemed you might have been testing a stove where
> the char was both made and used in the same stove. TLUD proponents
> would say that is not likely to work. Can you clarify on what type of
> char-making/using stove you were producing?
>
> Ron
>
>
> On Jan 13, 2014, at 11:02 PM, Cookswell Jikos
> < <mailto:cookswelljikos at gmail.com> cookswelljikos at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Samer,
>>
>> Thanks for sharing, but if indeed this is fully the case, I wonder
>> why the reduction of deforestation features so heavily on most
>> cookstove marketing pitches. (even mine sometimes!)
>>
>> Further interesting reading that somewhat supports this is a very
>> good presentation done by ICRAF recently, that is aptly titled, "What
>> Happened to the Charcoal Crisis"
>> <http://www.slideshare.net/agroforestry/miyuki-iiyamaicrafcharcoal-rev>
http://www.slideshare.net/agroforestry/miyuki-iiyamaicrafcharcoal-rev
>> iew2013
>>
>>
>> It is a very good systematic review of many other woodfuel papers in
>> East Africa. It seems to be that on farm woodfuel is becoming more
>> and more of income generating wood energy source.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Teddy
>>
>>
>>
>> Cookswell Jikos
>> <http://www.cookswell.co.ke> www.cookswell.co.ke
>> <http://www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos> www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos
>> <http://www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com> www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com
>> Mobile: +254 700 380 009
>> Mobile: +254 700 905 913
>> P.O. Box 1433, Nairobi 00606, Kenya
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 9:31 PM, Samer Abdelnour
>> < <mailto:samer.abdelnour at gmail.com> samer.abdelnour at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> Just to contribute on the deforestation discussion. A dated (1997) by
>> excellent resource by the FAO, which concluded that deforestation
>> occurs mainly as a result of pressures for agricultural land,
>> logging, and national infrastructure projects, not for cooking.
>>
>> <http://www.fao.org/docrep/w7744e/w7744e06.htm>
http://www.fao.org/docrep/w7744e/w7744e06.htm
>>
>> Of course, I applaud efforts to source cleaner, more sustainable fuel.
>> Perhaps these should be grounded in location specific challenges (i.e.
>> community nurseries), not distorted by general mythologies associated
>> with global problems and magic bullets.
>>
>> Best,
>> Samer
>>
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