GLOBAL INSTITUTE WARNS OF BIOMASS LANDGRAB
September 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE INTERNATIONAL Institute for Environment and Development has warned energy biomass demand growth could spark forest clearance in developing countries with weak property rights and environmental controls. It could also reduce food cultivation through "growing pressure on land access... in some of the poorest countries," the London-based group warned, stressing biomass already feeds 77% of world renewable energy.
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THE INTERNATIONAL Institute for Environment and Development has warned energy biomass demand growth could spark forest clearance in developing countries with weak property rights and environmental controls. It could also reduce food cultivation through "growing pressure on land access... in some of the poorest countries," the London-based group warned, stressing biomass already feeds 77% of world renewable energy.
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