Emissions from fire in sub-Saharan Africa: the magnitude of sources, their variability and uncertainty
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31/03/2011
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Global Environmental Research
About half of the global gas and particle emissions to the atmosphere resulting from the burning of biomass originate from sub-Saharan Africa. There are four principal pathways: wildfires, the use of biomass fuels for energy, burning associated with deforestation and the burning of agricultural residues.