BIOMASS ENERGY IN THE THIRD WORLD | By Phil O’Keefe, John Soussan and Donna Pankhurst | Part 1

Six regions of the world are particularly beset with a biomasss-poor future. These include: the semi-arid region south of the Sahara; eastern and southern Africa; the African lands; the Himalayan region of Asia; the Andean Plateau; and Central America and the Caribbean. With the exception of the last area, where particular problems of island development arise, the other regions are notable for poverty. Biomass is the poor family’s fuel.