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The environmental and social impacts of biofuels production in the Global South seem to be considerable. In Brazil, the drive for further biofuel expansion is a threat to valuable ecoystems. In Indonesia and Malaysia - which produce 84 percent of the palm oil used in biodiesel - the UN predicts that at current rates 98 percent of the rainforest will be destroyed by 2022.... What studies are there to inform us well about this? What standards are set to try and regulate biofuel production, what policies are developed in the EU and in developing countries and what do NGOs & scientists say and do about this? You will find documents on these and other topics through our Biofuels info service with introductions to each major topic.

Natureandpoverty.net and Biofuels

NEWS: Expert meeting Feb 18th, to take place at the venue "7AM" in the Hague.

See link np-net.pbworks.com/Agrofuels-Knowledge-Platform

 

The introduction of biofuels has been applauded at first by many as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuel consumption, and an opportunity for farmers to gain some extra income. Fossil fuel scarcity and prices, and the aim to lower CO2 emission, have resulted in a boom of biofuel production on agricultural lands; the most important feedstocks being sugarcane, corn, palmoil and more recently soy. However, many (potential) impacts of the production of such biofuels - or agrofuels - have been highlighted since, such as forest destruction, increased land use competition, rising food prices and even negative CO2 balances.

Because information is booming, Natureandpoverty.net considered it useful to establish a selective guide through documents - especially on livelihoods/landscape impacts of biofuels and the progress in standard setting, and point to some useful internet-based information sources of others. For this purpose the Biofuels Info Service Wiki has been established >> np-net.pbworks.com/FrontPage

Note: therefore you will NOT find these documents in the FIND section here! We do invite you though to SHARE relevant documents, practices and news items through this platform.