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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Resources
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Events
- 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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News
- UK 'should end biofuel subsidies', 26 August 2008 by BBC News: The UK "government should stop funding biofuels and use the money to halt the destruction of rainforests and peatland instead, a think tank has said."
- "Policy Exchange said the switch would have a bigger impact on climate change because trees and peatland remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere."
- Download the Policy Exchange report, The Root of the Matter: Carbon Sequestration in Forests and Peatlands (PDF file)
- Forests to fall for food and fuel, 13 July 2008 by BBC News: "Demand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip supply, leading to the probable destruction of forests, a report warns."
- "The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) says only half of the extra land needed by 2030 is available without eating into tropical forested areas."
- "Rising demand for food, biofuels and wood for paper, building and industry means that 515 million hectares of extra land will be needed for growing crops and trees by 2030, RRI calculates."[2]
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References
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