A global analysis of deforestation due to biofuel development

This report examines whether the recent increase in biofuel feedstock production is resulting in increased deforestation rates and magnitudes within tropical regions. It reviews several methodological challenges for undertaking this analysis, and presents a set of preliminary findings. The analysis...

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Autores principales: Gao, Y., Skutsch, M., Masera, O., Pacheco, P.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Center for International Forestry Research 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20838
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author Gao, Y.
Skutsch, M.
Masera, O.
Pacheco, P.
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description This report examines whether the recent increase in biofuel feedstock production is resulting in increased deforestation rates and magnitudes within tropical regions. It reviews several methodological challenges for undertaking this analysis, and presents a set of preliminary findings. The analysis is focused on three regions from a global perspective: Latin America, southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. The report deals only with agriculture-based feedstocks such as sugarcane, soya, palm oil and jatropha, known also as first generation biofuels, because second generation biofuels from wood or other lignocelullosic materials have not yet been produced on a commercial scale. The analysis centres on the years since 2000 due to the marked increase in biofuel production since then.
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spelling CGSpace208382025-01-24T14:21:05Z A global analysis of deforestation due to biofuel development Gao, Y. Skutsch, M. Masera, O. Pacheco, P. deforestation biofuels This report examines whether the recent increase in biofuel feedstock production is resulting in increased deforestation rates and magnitudes within tropical regions. It reviews several methodological challenges for undertaking this analysis, and presents a set of preliminary findings. The analysis is focused on three regions from a global perspective: Latin America, southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. The report deals only with agriculture-based feedstocks such as sugarcane, soya, palm oil and jatropha, known also as first generation biofuels, because second generation biofuels from wood or other lignocelullosic materials have not yet been produced on a commercial scale. The analysis centres on the years since 2000 due to the marked increase in biofuel production since then. 2011 2012-06-04T09:15:14Z 2012-06-04T09:15:14Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20838 en Open Access Center for International Forestry Research Gao, Y., Skutsch, M., Masera, O., Pacheco, P. 2011. A global analysis of deforestation due to biofuel development . CIFOR Working Paper No.68. Bogor, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). 86p.
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