The recent drought, the energy crisis, and inflation in Sudan have taught people to care more for their local resources. With all these factors in mind, we believe that these recommendations are realistic and easy to adopt and would meet local acceptance more than in the past. The need for a policy to conserve all the natural resources of the area has already been stressed, because all of them affect each other. To achieve the objective of conserving wood resources in the area, the plan of action needs to be integrated into a rational land-use plan based on the requirements of the society concerned. Firewood Once wood consumption is known and population distribution identified, special plantations for firewood are recommended.
Species producing wood with high calorific values are to be selected.
Areas with limited land resources should have firewood depots to meet their requirements. Unless this is done, cutting in the wrong places will be inevitable. Efforts need to be made to improve the efficiency of wood-burning stoves . The conversion factor from wood to charcoal is very large indeed and reflects a substantial waste of resource. Improvement of charcoal kilns is a necessity if wood conservation is to succeed.