Economic contribution and the potential use of wood charcoal for soil restoration: A case study of village-based charcoal production in Central Laos

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 415-425

  Mekuria, Wolde ^a   Sengtaheuanghoung, Oloth ^b   Hoanh, Chu Thai ^a   Noble, Andrew ^c  

^a International Water Management Institute IWMI   (Laos)

^b National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute   (Laos)

^c Research Programme Manager Land and Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

charcoal mounds; fuelwood; production capacity; profitability; recovery efficiency; soil restoration; wood charcoal

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST DYNAMICS; FUELWOOD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; RICE; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL REMEDIATION; VALUATION;

LAOS;

EID: 84867002738     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2012.686070     Document Type: Article

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