Elaboration wood uses by Zagros Mountains forest dwellers in Kakasharaf rural district of Khorramabad county

Rural and nomads communities are among of the main users of the forests products and services. This research was done for understanding different type of woody uses and their quantity in Forest of Khorramabad County, Lorestan province. In this research, human community was consisted all people of Cheshmeh-Ali village and nomads living in the customary land area of the village. Local livelihoods are dependent on traditional livestock husbandry, agriculture, gardening, as well as forest products. The methodology of the research was ethnography, which done with semi-structured and non-structured interviews, participatory observation, meter and diameter tape tools. The result of woody uses classified into five categories: furniture and handicraft, construction, agriculture, energy and livestock uses. The results showed that each rural household annually uses 24/4 cubic meters of wood. Use of wood as source of energy included 99% of annual consumption of rural household. In addition, each nomad household in six months accommodation in the area, consumed 11.04 cubic meters of wood. Use of wood as source of energy included 95% of it. This research demonstrates that the large volume of wood uses as fuel and source of energy. Therefore, natural gas distribution in the area and promoting renewable energy sources such as solar power reduce the use of forest woodfuel.