The rapid expansion of biofuel production and consumption in response to global climate mitigation commitments and fuel security concerns has…
Authors: German, L.; Schoneveld, G.
Publication Research Theme Products and Trade
No farmer left behind in sustainable biofuel production
Publication Year : 2011
Societal concerns about the social and environmental impacts of biofuel production are driving producers to adopt better management practices. Existing…
Authors: Lee, J.S.H; Rist, L.; Obidzinski, K.; Ghazoul, J.; Koh, L.P.
Dominant species’ resprout biomass dynamics after cutting in the Sudanian savanna-woodlands of West Africa: Long term effects of annual early fire and grazing
Publication Year : 2011
The potential of forest to regenerate after harvesting is a key element for sustainability of the ecosystem. For semi-arid tropical…
Authors: Dayamba, S.D.; Savadogo, P.; Sawadogo, L.; Zida, D.; Tiveau, D.; Oden, P.C.
Technologies to produce liquid biofuels for transportation: An overview
Publication Year : 2011
This report provides an overview of the state of the art of first and second generation biofuel production pathways. Information…
Authors: Schwaiger, H.; Pena, N.; Mayer, A.; Bird, D.N.
Emission balances of first -and second- generation biofuels: Case studies from Africa, Mexico and Indonesia
Publication Year : 2011
This report examines and compares the greenhouse gas emissions of alternative first-generation and second-generation biofuel production pathways. The emissions balance…
Authors: Frieden, D.; Pena, N.; Bird, D.N.; Schwaiger, H.; Canella, L.
Opportunities for enhancing poor women’s socioeconomic empowerment in the value chains of three African non-timber forest products (NTFPs)
Publication Year : 2011
The value chains of three internationally important dry forest NTFPs, namely gum arabic, gum olibanum (frankincense) and honey from Burkina…
Authors: Shackleton, S.; Paumgarten, F.; Kassa, H.; Husselman, M.; Zida, M.
Is adaptation to climate change gender neutral?: Lessons from communities dependent on livestock and forests in northern Mali
Publication Year : 2011
The growing risk of vulnerability to climate change is widely discussed in the scientific and political sphere. More evidence from…
Authors: Djoudi, H.; Brockhaus, M.
Avoiding deforestation in the context of biofuel feedstock expansion: An analysis of the effectiveness of market-based instruments
Publication Year : 2011
This report assesses the potential effectiveness of market-based instruments in ensuring that biofuel feedstock development does not expand in detriment…
Authors: Pacheco, P.; German, L.; van Gelder, J.W.; Weinberger, K.; Guariguata, M.R.
Policies and institutional and legal frameworks in the expansion of Brazilian biofuels
Publication Year : 2011
This paper maps out and analyses the wide range of policies and players that have shaped the phenomenal rise of…
Authors: Andrade, R.M.T.; Miccolis, A.
A review of environmental issues in the context of biofuel sustainability frameworks
Publication Year : 2011
With the rapid growth of biofuel production and consumption and the proliferation of policy decisions supporting this expansion, concerns about…
Authors: Guariguata, M.R.; Masera, O.R.; Johnson, F.X.; von Maltitz, G.; Bird, N.; Tella, P.; Martínez-Bravo, R.