Bioenergy and Sustainability

Indirect effects of biofuel production. Overview prepared for GBEP

This report was prepared to provide input to discussion on the indirect effects of biofuel production and consumption in the Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Its aim is to provide an up-to-date insight into the science ...

May 2011
Global impacts of European agricultural and biofuel policies

Food supply and food distribution have been and are important issues in the global political arena. The recent emergence of biofuel policies has increased the influence of the policy arena on agricultural production. In this ...

Apr 2011
Biofuels: ethical issues

Biofuels are not a new technology. Rudolf Diesel ran an engine on peanut oil at the World‘s Fair in Paris in 1900, and liquid fuels made from sources such as food crops have been researched ...

Apr 2011
Biofuels and indirect land use change. White paper: challenges and opportunities for improved assessment and monitoring.

This White Paper summarizes the issues surrounding indirect land use change (iLUC) and identifies ways to address weaknesses and areas of controversy in current approaches to modeling iLUC and potential iLUC mitigation options. It specifically ...

Mar 2011
The role of remote sensing in monitoring biofuel feedstock and land use changes

The aim of this study is to assess the potential to use Remote Sensing (RS) technologies and products to identify land use changes (direct and indirect) relating to the increased production of biofuel crops. The ...

Mar 2011
Urgent actions needed to prevent recurring food crises

Recent trends in food prices—higher levels and higher volatility—mirror trends predicted by a number of experts. Given the complex web of factors influencing global food security, governments of developed and developing countries, as well as ...

Mar 2011
The growing demand for land. Risks and opportunities for smallholder farmers

In many countries of Africa, Asia and South America, over the past few years there has been a rapid increase in the demand by foreign and domestic investors for land suitable for agriculture. Large-scale investments ...

Feb 2011
The Energy Report – 100% renewable energy by 2050

WWF has a vision of a world that is powered by 100 per cent renewable energy sources by the middle of this century. Unless we make this transition, the world is most likely to avoid ...

Feb 2011
Land deals in Africa: what is in the contracts?

Over the past few years, agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies have been acquiring long-term rights over large areas of land in Africa. Government concerns about food and energy security and private sector expectations of ...

Jan 2011
Sustainable land management in practice - Guidelines and best practices for Sub-Saharan Africa

This volume is a core knowledge product for the TerrAfrica platform, prepared under the Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) leadership, and financed by the multi-donor TerrAfrica Leveraging Fund, the World Bank, FAO, Swiss Development Cooperation ...

Jan 2011
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