Forests
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Forests are major storehouses of carbon. As a forest grows it sequesters carbon until the point where it reaches the climax stage of growth.
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Forests and biofuels
- Some researchers have suggested that the clearing of forests to plant biofuel crops may release 2 to 9 times as much carbon as the use of fossil fuels.[1]
- Tropical forests may be converted to crop plantations, such as oil palm, due to increased demand for biofuels.
- This may lead to deforestation or forest degradation.
- Trees, wood, forest debris and other biomass can be utilized for bioenergy.
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- 16-17 September 2008, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: CWF/CANBIO Conference: “Bio-energy: Developing Trends and New Opportunities for a Changing Forest Industry”. Sponsored by Canadian Woodlands Forum (CWF) and the Canadian Bio-Energy Association (CANBIO). (Themes: biomass, forests)
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