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<DIV> Charcoal making for iron production got blamed for
early deforestation too. The truth is that most of the trees grown for charcoal
back then were on plantations which were replanted or coppiced. In the USA most
deforestation was encouraged by the railroads to raise cattle for their markets.
It was easy money to clear the land, sell the timber to buy fence and cattle and
then sit back and tend the herd for profit. </DIV>
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<DIV> Dan Dimiduk </DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 1/13/2014 1:31:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
samer.abdelnour@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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all,<BR>Just to contribute on the deforestation discussion. A dated (1997)
by<BR>excellent resource by the FAO, which concluded that
deforestation<BR>occurs mainly as a result of pressures for agricultural land,
logging,<BR>and national infrastructure projects, not for
cooking.<BR><BR>http://www.fao.org/docrep/w7744e/w7744e06.htm<BR><BR>Of
course, I applaud efforts to source cleaner, more sustainable fuel.<BR>Perhaps
these should be grounded in location specific challenges (i.e.<BR>community
nurseries), not distorted by general mythologies associated<BR>with global
problems and magic
bullets.<BR><BR>Best,<BR>Samer<BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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