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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Publications
Bioenergy and Food Security
(2010) - Prepared by the FAO.
Making Integrated Food-Energy Systems Work for People and Climate - An Overview
(2010) - Prepared by the FAO.
Algae-based Biofuels: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Countries
(2009) - Prepared by the FAO, EcoFys and GBEP.
Bioenergy, food security and sustainability – Towards an international framework
(2008)- FAO High-level conference on world food security: the challenges of climate change and bioenergy, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
The State of Food and Agriculture
. Biofuels: prospects, risks and opportunities. (2008) - prepared by the FAO, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2007-2016
(2007) - Submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
The FAO's page on
Aquatic Biofuels
and see more
Documents
.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Publications
Water and Bioenergy
(Bioenergy Issue Paper Series #2) - Prepared by UNEP.
Gain or pain? Biofuels and invasive species
(Bioenergy Issue Paper Series #3) - Prepared by UNEP.
Biofuels and environmental impacts - Scientific analysis and implications for sustainability
(2009) - Policy Brief by UNESCO, SCOPE and UNEP, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Review: The impacts of biofuel production on biodiversity
(2009) - submitted by UNEP in response to notification
2011-121
.
Towards sustainable production and use of resources: Assessing Biofuels
(2009) - submitted by UNEP in response to notification
2011-121
.
See More of
UNEP’s publications on bioenergy
Other United Nations Agency Publications
Bioenergy
and
Integration of Renewable Energy into Present and Future Energy Systems
(2011) - In IPCC Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation.
UNU-IAS Policy Report Impacts of Liquid Biofuels on Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity
(2010) - Submitted by United Nations University in response to notification
2011-121
.
Global: Assessments and Guidelines for Sustainable Liquid Biofuels Production in Developing Countries (A Targeted Research Project)
(2009) - GEF, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Interlinkages in climate change-vulnerability of a mitigation strategy: Implications of increased typhoon intensity on biofuel production
(2009) - Submitted by United Nations University in response to notification
2011-121
.
Publications of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Centers
Feed, food and fuel: competition and potential impacts in small crop-livestock-energy farming systems
(2008) - presentation submitted by Bioversity International on behalf of the CGIAR Centres in response to notification
2008-100
.
ICRISAT’s experiences on development and application of tools relevant to the sustainable production and use of biofuels
(2008) - report submitted by Bioversity International on behalf of the CGIAR Centres in response to notification
2008-100
.
Implications of biofuels on water resources
(2008) - brief submitted by Bioversity International on behalf of the CGIAR Centres in response to notification
2008-100
.
Should energy be a product of 21st century agriculture in developing countries?
(2007) - report submitted by Bioversity International on behalf of the CGIAR Centres, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Global Bioenergy Partnership (GBEP) Publications
See a list of links to
GBEP's publications
on biofuels.
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Publications
Bundles of energy: the case for renewable biomass energy
(2011).
Mapping out global biomass projections, technological developments and policy innovations
(2010): International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
See a list of links to
IIED's publications
on biomass energy and biofuels.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) / International Energy Agency (IEA) publications
Biofuels: Is the cure worse than the disease?
(2007) - OECD Round Table on Sustainable Development, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Sustainable Production of SECOND -Generation Biofuels Potential and perspectives in major economies and developing countries
(2010) - OECD/IEA.
See more of
IEA's publications
Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) Publications
See
RSB's publications and further readings
Greenpeace International Publications
The Hidden Carbon Liability of Indonesian Palm Oil
(2008) prepared by Greenpeace, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
How Unilever Palm Oil Suppliers Are Burning Up Borneo
(2008) prepared by Greenpeace UK - also available as
HTML version
- submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
How the palm oil industry is cooking the climate
(2007) prepared by Greenpeace, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Publications
Forests and Energy
(2011) - Submitted by World Wildlife Fund in response to notification
2011-121
.
Biofuel Plantations on Forested Lands: Double Jeopardy for Biodiversity and Climate
(2008) - contributed paper by Finn Danielsen and co-authors in
Conservation Biology
, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Other publications
Agrofuels in Africa – The impacts on land, food and forests
(2007) - report submitted by Econexus in response to notification
2008-100
.
Biochar for Climate Change Mitigation: Fact or Fiction?
(2009) – briefing note submitted by Econexus, in response to notification
2008-100
.
Biocombustibles
(2008) - Revista Virtual Redesma para la Red de Desarrollo Sostenible y Medio Ambiente (in Spanish), submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Bioenergy Business–Markets and finance for biomass and biofuels
(2008): Newsletter submitted by Econexus in response to notification
2008-100
.
Biofuels, food security and compensatory subsidies
(2008) - paper from the Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics of the University of São Paulo
(CEPEA-ESALQ/USP)
(2008) - submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Biofuels in Asia - An Analysis of Sustainability Options
(2009) - prepared by the United States Agency for International Development, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Evaluación ambiental estratégica de políticas, planes y programas de biocombustibles en Colombia con énfasis en biodiversidad
(2008) - submitted by Colombia (in Spanish) in response to notification
2008-100
.
How the emergence of biofuels challenges environmental conservation
(2008)- comment by Tobias Plieninger in
Environmental Conservation
- submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Organic Agriculture and the Impact of Agrofuels
(2008)- information leaflet from the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, submitted in response to notification
2008-100
.
Presentations on
The consequences of bioenergy policies
,
its impacts on deadwood
, and
sustainability impact assessment approaches
(2008): Provided by Marcus Lindner from the European Forest Institute, in response to notification
2008-100
.
Publications on sustainable biomass
(2010-2011) from the Netherland's submission to notification
2011-121
.
Training Tool on Palm Oil and Peatlands
– developed by Wetlands International in response to notification
2008-100
.
Transgenics are imperative for biofuel crops
(2007) - review by Jonathan Gressel in
Plant Science
- submitted in response to notification 2008-100.
Use of wood fuels from boreal forests will create a biofuel carbon debt with a long payback time
(2010) - by Holtsmark, B. - submitted by Norway in response to notification
2011-121
.
World in Transition – Future Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use: Summary for Policy Makers
(2008) submitted by the German Advisory Council on Global Change in response to notification
2008-100
.
- also as
Factsheet version
.
What would it take to unlock the full potential of biofuels?
(2010) by Uwe R. Fritsche, Energy & Climate Division, Oeko-Institut, Darmstadt Office.
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