@article{fdi:010063686,
  title = {{I}nstitutions and access to woodfuel commerce in the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of {C}ongo},
  author = {{S}chure, {J}. and {I}ngram, {V}. and {A}rts, {B}. and {L}evang, {P}atrice and {M}vula-{M}ampasi, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} new generation of woodfuel studies focuses on the political dynamics behind access to the woodfuel trade, providing better insights into patterns of inclusion and exclusion and options for resource management. {I}nstitutional mechanisms that govern access are difficult to untangle in the context of informal trade. {T}his paper analyzes institutions and how they regulate access to commercialize woodfuel in two areas in the {D}emocratic {R}epublic of {C}ongo ({DRC}). {A} review of empirical data (surveys and interviews) and secondary data on wood energy value chains in the {DRC} is used to examine the ways that woodfuel institutions affect access to resources and to markets. {T}he main findings are that existing formal mechanisms regulating access to the woodfuel trade are hardly enforced. {I}nformal, socially embedded institutions generally govern access, and the trade is open to less privileged and rural actors. {P}eople who benefit from these informal arrangements have many vested interests, and current production patterns are unsustainable and not sufficiently mitigated by these institutions. {N}ew strategies are required that promote the positive aspects of informality, while supporting initiatives that contribute to long-term resource sustainability and meet the high levels of urban demand, given the lack of alternative energy sources.},
  keywords = {{C}harcoal ; {F}uelwood ; {A}frica ; {I}nstitutions ; {M}arket access ; {V}alue chain ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{F}orest {P}olicy and {E}conomics},
  volume = {50},
  numero = {},
  pages = {53--61},
  ISSN = {1389-9341},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.forpol.2014.06.010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063686},
}