Biofuel expansion in the Forest Frontier: Trends, Impacts and Implications for Governance
- Presenters
- • Omar Masera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- • Laura German, Center for International Forestry Research
- • George Schoneveld, Center for International Forestry Research
- • Jan Willem van Gelder, Profundo Economic Research
- • Neil Bird, Joanneum Research
This panel will present recent findings from research carried out by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Joanneum Research, the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), the Council on Strategic and Industrial Research (CSIR), Stockholm Environment Institute and Profundo Economic Research. Presentations and discussions will explore two key themes. The first, trends in biofuels expansion and related impacts in the tropical forest zone, will look at global trends in biofuel production, trade and expansion and case studies on local social and environmental impacts. The second theme, instruments for governing the tradeoffs of biofuel expansion, will look at national legal and institutional frameworks promoting and regulating the feedstock sector, improved methods for carbon accounting, and mechanisms for governing biofuel finance.
