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News
- 20 Mar 2014
Scientific review shows oil palm plantations hurt biodiversity
Biofuels offer a promising way to respond to energy demand, but what are the consequences for native forest species?
Feature
- 17 Oct 2013
Biofuels and forests: Revisiting the debate
The complexities of a sustainable biofuel economy reveals the need for improved land and forest governance across diverse scales.
News
- 1 Feb 2013
In Southeast Asia, hope for biofuels turns to early disappointment
‘Green credentials’ of biofuels in question.
News
- 22 Jan 2013
Losing carbon: New study questions sustainability of biofuel harvested on dry lands
Scientists try to find a balance between biofuel production and carbon emissions.
Event Coverage
- 27 Dec 2012
“Designer plants” help meet demand for palm oil and avoid deforestation
Scientists hope to replace low-yielding oil palms with selectively bred high yielding plants, dramatically increasingly yield.
Event Coverage
- 20 Dec 2012
How to address new biofuel challenges when impacts on environment and society are ‘mixed’
Can we avoid deforestation while promoting biofuels?
Event Coverage
- 30 Nov 2012
Brave new world: the global trends changing the future of deforestation
The next 20 years are not going to be like the last 20 years... greater pressures from the international trade of commodities expected.
Event Coverage
- 22 Oct 2012
Farm area ‘the size of Switzerland’ needed to meet India’s biofuel shortage
Agroforestry systems could provide solution to biofuel demand.
Video
- 5 Oct 2012
Nitrous oxide and methane: the forgotten gases in the forests and climate change debate
Countries face huge technical challenge in the accurate measurement of greenhouse gas emissions.
News
- 4 Oct 2012
Second generation of biofuels could give forests a break
Scientists suggest second generation biofuels are often both better for the environment and more fuel efficient than their earlier cousins.
News
- 26 Jul 2012
Palm oil development in Cameroon: An urgent need for a national strategy
If properly managed, oil palm expansion in Cameroon could reduce poverty and lead to strong economic development.
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