SARD and bioenergy

Nov 2007

This series is produced by the SARD Initiative, a multi-stakeholder framework established to support the transition to people-centred sustainable agriculture and rural development. It is led by civil society, supported by governments and inter-governmental agencies and facilitated by FAO.
The growth of bioenergy as a source of transport fuel, electricity and heat presents opportunities, albeit with significant trade-offs, for the sustainable use of natural resources and for sustainable agriculture and rural development (SARD) at the local, national and global scales.
The impacts on natural and human environments will depend largely on good bioenergy planning and management, as well as the presence of policy frameworks aimed at maximizing sustainable development opportunities and minimizing negative impacts on the rural poor and the environment.
This brief document addresses in a very concise way a number of key issues (Why is action needed? - What are the policy goals? - The policy issues - What are the policy options?) on which the international scene is trying to concur on a agreed answer.

By: SARD Initiative

 
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