World Bank2012-06-132012-06-132007-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7934The important role of biomass fuels today. Timor Leste is a relatively small country located in the eastern part of Timor Island with an area of about 1.5 million ha and an estimated 2007 population of 1.0 million. At about US$550 GDP per capita, it is one of the least developed countries in the world, with an estimated 40 percent of the population in poverty. However, the development of offshore oil and gas resources in partnership with Australia has recently begun to generate substantial revenues for the Government. The country still faces huge challenges ahead, as it tries to rebuild an economy that was totally devastated during the recent periods of violence and civil unrest. In the energy sector, several major investment projects have been initiated that would greatly expand the power generation and distribution infrastructure, and make electricity accessible to large numbers of currently un-served urban and rural people. For the household sector, there is no question that improved access to electricity will dramatically improve the quality of life, through superior electric lighting and the capability to use modern, more efficient appliances. Electricity, however, is unlikely to make even a dent in the vast majority of homes as a substitute for other cooking fuels.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO ELECTRICITYADVERSE IMPACTSAGRICULTURAL LANDSAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL RESIDUESAGRICULTUREAIRAIR POLLUTIONAIR-DRYANIMAL DUNGAPPROACHARID LOWLANDATMOSPHEREATMOSPHERIC CARBONATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDEAVAILABILITYBALANCEBARE LANDBIOMASSBIOMASS CARBONBIOMASS COMBUSTIONBIOMASS CONSUMPTIONBIOMASS DATABIOMASS FOR ENERGYBIOMASS FUELBIOMASS FUELSBIOMASS GROWTHBIOMASS REGENERATIONBIOMASS REMOVALBIOMASS REMOVALSBIOMASS RESOURCESBIOMASS SUPPLYBIOMASS USEBIOMASS YIELDCARBONCARBON CONTENTCARBON CYCLECARBON DIOXIDECARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONSCARBON INVENTORIESCARBON MONOXIDECARBON SEQUESTRATIONCARBON SINKCARBON STOCKCARBON STOCKSCELLULOSECLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATIONCLOSED FORESTSCOCOASTCOASTAL AREASCOMBUSTIONCOMBUSTION EFFICIENCYCOMMON SPECIESCOMMUNITY FORESTCONCENTRATIONS OF POLLUTANTSCONSUMER OF ENERGYCROPSDATA COLLECTIONDEFORESTATIONDEGRADED AREASDEMAND FOR ENERGYDEMAND FOR WOODDEMAND MANAGEMENTDIESELDOMINANT SPECIESECOLOGICAL SERVICESECOLOGICAL ZONESELECTRIC POWERELECTRICITYEMISSIONSEMISSIONS FROM FUELEMISSIONS FROM FUEL COMBUSTIONEMPLOYMENTENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY MIXENERGY SOURCEENERGY USEENVIRONMENTSEROSIONFIELD INVESTIGATIONSFIELD OBSERVATIONSFISHERIESFLOODINGFLOODSFORESTFOREST AREAFOREST AREASFOREST COVERFOREST ECOSYSTEMSFOREST FIRESFOREST INVENTORYFOREST LANDFOREST LANDSFOREST MANAGEMENTFOREST PRODUCTSFOREST PROTECTIONFOREST RESOURCESFOREST TYPESFOREST WETLANDFORESTRYFORESTRY SYSTEMSFORESTSFOSSILFOSSIL FUELSFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUEL COSTFUEL COSTSFUEL TYPEFUEL USEFUELSFUELWOODGASGAS RESOURCESGASOLINEGHGGLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGEGRASSLANDSGREENHOUSEGREENHOUSE GASGREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIESHEATHOUSEHOLD ENERGYHYDROCARBONSIPCCKEROSENEKEROSENE CONSUMPTIONKEROSENE LAMPSLAKESLAND ALLOCATIONLAND AREALAND AREASLAND CLEARINGLAND CLEARING FOR AGRICULTURELAND DEGRADATIONLAND USELAND USE CHANGESLAND USE DATALAND-USELAND-USE TYPESMODERN FUELSMOISTURE CONTENTMOUNTAIN AREASMOUNTAINSNATURAL FORESTSNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATIONNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE IMPACTSNITROGENNITROGEN OXIDESOILSOPEN MARKETSORGANIC CARBONORGANIC SUBSTANCESPARTICULATESPARTNERSHIPPHOTOSYNTHESISPLAINSPLANTATIONSPLOTSPOTASSIUMPOWERPOWER GENERATIONPOWER SECTORPOWER SUPPLYPRECIPITATIONPRIVATE PROPERTYPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC HEALTHQUALITY CONTROLRAINFALLRANGESRED MANGROVERESINSRHIZOPHORAROTATION AGERURAL DEVELOPMENTSAMPLE SIZESATELLITE IMAGESHRUBSSMOKESOILSOILSSOLID FUELSSTATISTICAL SAMPLINGSTEM WOODSUGAR CANESUNLIGHTSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE FORESTSUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTSWAMPTREE GROWTHTREE SPECIESURBAN AREASVEGETATIONWATER RESOURCESWATERSHEDWATERSHED MANAGEMENTWATERSHED PROTECTIONWATERSHEDSWETLANDSWOOD ENERGYWOOD FUELWOOD PRODUCTSWOOD RESOURCESWOOD SUPPLYWOODLANDWOODLOTSWOODY BIOMASSWorld Bank10.1596/7934