Livelihood diversification: The role of charcoal production in southern Malawi

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• 作者：Harriet Elizabeth Smith ^{hes2g08@soton.ac.uk} ; Malcolm D Hudson ; ^{mdh@soton.ac.uk} ; Kate Schreckenberg ^{K.Schreckenberg@soton.ac.uk}
• 关键词：Malawi ; Forest management ; Charcoal ; Wellbeing ; Livelihoods ; Woodfuel
• 刊名：Energy for Sustainable Development
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：36
• 期：Complete
• 页码：22-36
• 全文大小：835 K
• 卷排序：36

文摘

In-depth case study of charcoal-based livelihoods in three villages in rural Malawi Charcoal provides direct and indirect benefits that reduce producers' overall vulnerability to financial insecurity, food insecurity and stress Under certain conditions, women depend more than men on income generated from charcoal production Malawi's de facto ban on charcoal undermines the environmental sustainability of derived livelihood benefits Enforcement activities exacerbate livelihood risks and increase producers' vulnerability to income insecurity