Informality and market governance in wood and charcoal value chains

IIED Briefing
, 4 pages
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Language:
English
Published: December 2014
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IIED Briefing Papers
Product code:17274IIED

Two billion people rely on wood and charcoal for their daily energy needs. But supply chains are often environmentally unsustainable, and poor actors rarely capture enough value from trade in these products. This briefing discusses two innovative cases in the governance of biomass markets, which enhance the inclusion of informal actors. The first shows how Nepal’s long history of effective forestry governance has helped rural communities thrive in producing briquettes for urban markets; the second examines efforts to regulate Kenya’s charcoal trade in an inclusive way. Both cases identify wider lessons for improving biomass market sustainability that address issues of equity, inclusion and environmental sustainability.

Cite this publication

Godfrey Wood, R. and Garside, B. (2014). Informality and market governance in wood and charcoal value chains. .
Available at https://www.iied.org/17274iied