This document is a report on a project estab ished under the tender called for by the Government of
the Republic of Botswana on Fuelwood Suifvey in Urban Areas Study numbered TB 10/1/10/99-
2000. The tender called for a study to be ccnducted to determine the actual fuelwood consumption
patterns in six selected urban areas, investi! ate the influence of socio-economic development over
the last decade on fuelwood use and design lpng-term strategies to reduce fuelwood consumption.
The overall project objective was that this s udy would contribute to making fuelwood consumption
m urban areas of Botswana sustainable. The mmediate project objectives were that:
a) actual fuel wood consumption patterns in urban areas of Botswana would be established
b) influence of socio-economic developm€ nt on fuel wood use patterns over the last decade ten
would be investigated
c) strategies toward sustainable fuelwood c~nsumption would be designed
d) reliable and updated fuelwood inform~tion source for projections and planning would be
established.