Stoves and Trees: How Much Wood Would a Woodstove Save If a Woodstove Could Save Wood?

Originally published in 1984, Stoves and Trees asks whether better stoves really help the two billion people in the developing world who rely on wood and charcoal for cooking and heating their homes. It also asks if improved stoves actually save fuel and if they can help slow down tropical deforestation.

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Lloyd Timberlake, former Reuter global science editor, is an award-winning journalist and author who has worked in more than 65 countries covering issues of the environment, development and sustainable development.