Workshop on Training of Trainers in Wood Energy Aspects in Sri Lanka

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RWEDP Report No.63, 2001

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This report describes a workshop on training of trainers in wood energy aspects in Sri Lanka organized by the Sri Lanka Forestry Institute of the Forest Department, Sri Lanka with technical and financial support from the FAO Regional Wood Energy Development Programme in Asia. The workshop was held at the Sri Lanka Forestry Institute in Nuwara Eliya from 24 to 30 September 2001 with the main objective of contributing to human resources development for wood energy training and education in Sri Lanka. The training course included different aspects of wood energy development for raising awareness and enhancing knowledge of the trainers and faculty members in leading forestry and agroforestry training and educational institutes in Sri Lanka. Altogether there were 17 participants to this course including tutorial staff from Sri Lanka Forestry Institute, officers from the Forest Department, and staff from selected universities such as University of Sri Jayawardenapura, University of Peradeniya, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka and University of Ruhuna.

Table of contents
	Preface
	Background
	Participants
	Venue, Duration and Formal Openings
	Wood Energy in Member Countries
	Modern Biomass Energy for Sri Lanka
	Wood Energy Resources, Supply and Potential of the Natural Forests and Forest Plantations in Sri Lanka
	Wood Energy Resources and Supply Potential of Non Forest Land
	Social Aspects of Fuel Wood Production in Non Forest Lands
	Strategies to Improve Fuelwood Availability Energy Flow and Eco-System Dynamics and Wood Energy in Forest Eco-Systems
	Wood Fuel Yields, Harvesting, Distribution and Marketing
	Wood Energy Conservation/Utilization
	Modern Wood Energy Technology and Applications
	Wood Energy and Environment
	Social Impacts of Using Wood Fuel Employment Generation Poverty Alleviation, Health Food Security and Gender
	Institutions for Wood Energy Development
	Wood Energy Planning
	Integration of Wood Energy in Sectoral Education
Appendix 1:	Training Course Agenda
Appendix 2:	Speeches at Inaugural Session
Appendix 3:	List of Participants and Resource Persons
Appendix 4:	Field Reports

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