s:1673:"%T The socio-economic context of fuelwood use in small rural communities %A Wood D H %A Brokensha D %A Castro A %A Gamser M S %A Jackson B %A Riley B W %A Schraft D M %X This report describes and analyzes socio-economic aspects of fuelwood use in rural communities in developing countries. It considers technical aspects only in a peripheral way. The information comes from a review of the relevant ethnographic, topical and project-related literature, and form interviews with knowledgeable persons. This report is intended for those who are designing or implementing community fuel wood programs; it can be used by both practitioners and researchers to obtain:•information about the socio-economic. context of communityfuelwood. use;•guidance in resolving key issues encountered in communityfuelwood programs .The report covers access, production, harvest, collection, transportation, distribution and consumption of firewood and charcoal in rural communities and in community fuelwood programs. Many site-specific details are included; conclusions based on the empirical review are summarized for each aspect of fuelwood use and for community fuelwood programs. For those identifying, designing, implementing and evaluating community fuelwood projects, six key issues are identified and broken into numerous related issues. Guidelines point out the information and analysis needed to resolve each issue. There is a complete set of guidelines for each issue. Thus , once an issue is identified as relevant in a particular situation, practitioners may use these guidelines for help in determining the information and analysis required to resolve it. ";