The role of forest status in households’ fuel choice in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorGebru, Bahre
dc.contributor.authorElofsson, Katarina
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-15T12:20:41Z
dc.date.available2023-06-15T12:20:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractAbstract In this study, we investigate how households' choice of energy source is influenced by the status of the local forest resource. We assume that households choose between clean fuels (e.g., kerosene, LPG, solar, and elec-tricity), dirty biobased fuels (e.g., firewood, animal dung, crop residues, and charcoal), and mixed fuels. We integrate socioeconomic data with high-resolution satellite data on forest conditions from the Uganda National Panel Survey. The findings from a random-effects multinomial logit model indicate that households in vegetated areas are 6-7% less likely to rely solely on dirty biobased fuels, and 6-8% more likely to use mixed fuels, compared to those in non-vegetated areas. A larger forest stock is more strongly associated with lower use of firewood than charcoal. A possible explanation for the findings is the presence of policies for forest conservation and enhanced forest property rights, which improve forest conditions and limit opportunities to collect firewood. Given households' dependence on forest-based fuels, such policies could need to be modified to secure house-holds' access to these fuels.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGebru, Bahre, Katarina Elofsson, and Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. 'The Role of Forest Status in Households’ Fuel Choice in Uganda', Energy Policy, vol. 173/(2023), pp. 113390.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0301-4215
dc.identifier.issn1873-6777
dc.identifier.issnEISSN 1873-6777
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8934
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.subjectForest status, Fuel choice, Policy, Random-effects multinomial logit, Satellite data, Uganda, Agricultural wastes, Charcoal, Conservation, Random processes, Biobased fuels, Forest conditions, Fuel choices, Mixed fuel, Multinomial Logit, Random effects, Random-effect multinomial logit, Forestryen_US
dc.titleThe role of forest status in households’ fuel choice in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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