plant oil extraction on wood protection in rwanda

   
plant oil extraction on wood protection in rwanda
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • plant oil extraction on wood protection in rwanda
Why did Rwanda become a major supply of wood products?

Western Rwanda also became the major supply of wood products to meet the high demand for cooking fuel and construction materials in the rapidly urbanizing areas in Rwanda (Iiyama et al. 2017; Clay and King 2019 ).

Is fuelwood a source of deforestation in Rwanda?

Fuelwood in Rwanda is assumed to come from forests and woodlands, thuscontributing to large-scale deforestation. Available studies on fuelwood demand and supply support this assumption and indicate a continuously rising demand of fuelwood, notably from forest plantations.

Where do permanent forest clearings occur in Rwanda?

Permanent forest clearings were inside the boundaries of Gishwati and Mukura forest reserves while permanent forest gains were at the edges of Nyungwe NP and inside the boundaries of Gishwati forest reserve (Fig. 2 ). Areas experiencing fluctuations in forest cover were common in Western Rwanda including inside Nyungwe NP.

What are the methods used to extract essential oil from plants?

The methods used to extract essential oil from these plants are; steam distillation (SD), solvent-assisted extraction, hydro distillation (HD), ultrasonic-assisted extraction, supercritical fluid extraction and solvent-free microwave extraction ( Belhachat et al., 2018 ). Oil extraction techniques are classified as shown in Fig. 1.