pObjectives of the studybr To prepare for the multi-purpose management of the bushland the study team was set the objectives listed below.br 1. To identify the major charcoal-producing areas in southern Somalia.br 2. To carry out an inventory to determine the amount of available charcoal from these bushlands.br 3. To study the regeneration of the two main species used in manufacture, Acacia bussel and A. senegal.br 4. To evaluate the present state of the bushland and the effects of charcoal exploitation.br 5. To determine the benefits obtained from the bushland by the three communities present, i.e. the settled rural nomadic pastoralists and the charcoal workers.br 6. To determine the legality of customary rights of land, tree tenure and associated issues.br 7. To advise on the management of the bushlands. /p