Fuelwood "hot spots" in Mexico: A case study using WISDOM
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A more sustainable use of woodfuels will have a positive impact on the environment and on sustainable forest management and will produce social and economic benefits such as income and employment opportunities to decentralized communities. To this end, the Wood Energy Programme of FAO is broadening and disseminating knowledge and information on wood energy aspects and actively collaborating with member countries in the development and implementation of planning tools supporting wood ener gy planning and policy formulation. The most critical limitation in the formulation of wood energy policies commonly pointed out is the lack of reliable information on woodfuel production and consumption, but this is a somewhat misleading perception. The information is poor and contradictory, no doubt, but this is more often the result than the cause of the absence of sectoral policies. In most cases, the problem is not lack of reliable data per se but rather the lack of clear institut ional responsibilities and of a comprehensive analytical perspective, which prevents the proper use of the information that exists in the forestry and energy agencies of most countries. FAO, under the request of the Govermnment of Mexico, funded the project "Wood energy for rural development" (TCP/MEX/4553) which provided a detailed analysis of the wood energy situation in Mexico. As a follow up of this project and in order to promote the adoption of a comprehensive analytical perspectiv e and thus to favor the definition of institutional responsibilities, the Wood Energy Programme of FAO and the Center for Ecosystems Research of the National University of Mexico developed the Woodfuel Integrated Supply / Demand Overview Mapping (WISDOM), a spatially-explicit method for assessing woodfuel sustainability and supporting wood energy planning through the integration and analysis of existing demandand supply-related information.