Fuelwood savings and carbon emission reductions by the use of improved cooking stoves in an Afromontane Forest, Ethiopia

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cg.contributor.crpForests, Trees and Agroforestryen
cg.coverage.countryEthiopiaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ETen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierLouis Verchot: 0000-0001-8309-6754en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/land3031137en
cg.issn2073-445Xen
cg.issue3en
cg.journalLanden
cg.subject.ciforCLIMATE CHANGEen
cg.subject.ciforCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONen
cg.subject.ciforREDDen
cg.volume3en
dc.contributor.authorDresen, E.en
dc.contributor.authorVries, B. deen
dc.contributor.authorHerold, Martinen
dc.contributor.authorVerchot, Louis V.en
dc.contributor.authorMüller, R.en
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-03T11:01:48Zen
dc.date.available2018-07-03T11:01:48Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/94777
dc.titleFuelwood savings and carbon emission reductions by the use of improved cooking stoves in an Afromontane Forest, Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractIn many Sub-Saharan African countries, fuelwood collection is among the most important drivers of deforestation and particularly forest degradation. In a detailed field study in the Kafa region of southern Ethiopia, we assessed the potential of efficient cooking stoves to mitigate the negative impacts of fuelwood harvesting on forests. Eleven thousand improved cooking stoves (ICS), specifically designed for baking Ethiopia’s staple food injera, referred to locally as “Mirt” stoves, have been distributed here. We found a high acceptance rate of the stove. One hundred forty interviews, including users and non-users of the ICS, revealed fuelwood savings of nearly 40% in injera preparation compared to the traditional three-stone fire, leading to a total annual savings of 1.28 tons of fuelwood per household. Considering the approximated share of fuelwood from unsustainable sources, these savings translate to 11,800 tons of CO2 saved for 11,156 disseminated ICS, corresponding to the amount of carbon stored in over 30 ha of local forest. We further found that stove efficiency increased with longer injera baking sessions, which shows a way of optimizing fuelwood savings by adapted usage of ICS. Our study confirms that efficient cooking stoves, if well adapted to the local cooking habits, can make a significant contribution to the conservation of forests and the avoidance of carbon emission from forest clearing and degradation.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.available2014-09-16en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDresen, E., DeVries, B., Herold, M., Verchot, L.V., Müller, R. . 2014. Fuelwood savings and carbon emission reductions by the use of improved cooking stoves in an Afromontane Forest, Ethiopia Land, 3 (3) : 1137-1157. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land3031137en
dcterms.extentpp. 1137-1157en
dcterms.issued2014en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-3.0en
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectfuelwooden
dcterms.subjectcarbonen
dcterms.subjectemissionen
dcterms.subjectreductionen
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen

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