Potential environmental benefits of woodfuel transitions in Haiti: geospatial scenarios to 2027

The study finds that while woodfuel demand contributes to moderate degradation in Haiti, it is less severe than typically portrayed, though a business-as-usual scenario predicts a 4%±1% decline in above-ground woody biomass by 2027.

• Woodfuels provide nearly 80% of Haiti's primary energy supply, and while the country is often seen as a prime example of woodfuel-driven deforestation, there is little empirical evidence that demand directly causes deforestation, though it may contribute to degradation.
• Under a business-as-usual scenario from 2017 to 2027, Haiti's regenerative capacity for woody biomass cannot meet increasing demand, potentially leading to a 4%±1% decline in above-ground woody biomass stocks, an annual loss of 302±29 kton of wood, and emissions of 555±54 kton CO2yr-1.
• The authors conclude that current woodfuel demand causes moderate degradation that is not as severe as commonly depicted, but aggressive interventions to reduce this demand could slow or reverse degradation and allow woody biomass to recover in certain regions.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2018). Potential environmental benefits of woodfuel transitions in Haiti: geospatial scenarios to 2027. https://www.sei.org/publications/potential-environmental-benefits-woodfuel-transitions-haiti-geospatial-scenarios-2027/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Potential environmental benefits of woodfuel transitions in Haiti: geospatial scenarios to 2027. 2018. https://www.sei.org/publications/potential-environmental-benefits-woodfuel-transitions-haiti-geospatial-scenarios-2027/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2018potential, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Potential environmental benefits of woodfuel transitions in Haiti: geospatial scenarios to 2027}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2018}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/potential-environmental-benefits-woodfuel-transitions-haiti-geospatial-scenarios-2027/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }