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.
Dan Dimiduk
In a message dated 1/13/2014 1:31:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
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
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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