Abstract
The structure of rural energy consumption for living (domestic) in China is presented based on the nationwide survey conducted from 1986 to 1987. The fuelwood energy consumed amounted to 29% of the totally consumed living energy. The average deficit of fuelwood supply was about 25% for the whole country. The reasonable exploitation of fuelwood resource was 265 Mm 3, while the actual fuelwood consumption was 355 Mm 3. A fuelwood demand of 443 Mm 3 by 2000 was predicted based on a model. Another 4.2 Mha of fuel forests need to be established. The main problems existing in the management and utilization of fuel forests in China are analyzed, and some recommendations are presented.
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