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   Biofuel finance: global trends in biofuel finance in forest-rich countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and implications for governance

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   December, 2011

   Africa, Central America, Asia, South America

   Forest Landscape Restoration

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   Forest Tenure

   deforestation

   climate change

   Since 2000, US$ 2.0-2.7 billion has been invested in feedstock cultivation for biofuel in 16 forest-rich countries, mostly in oil palm and sugarcane. An additional US$ 5.7-6.7 billion has been invested in biofuel production, especially sugar-based ethanol. While investments in some countries are driven by domestic policies to reduce fossil fuel imports, most are export driven. Sugar-based ethanol offers more opportunities to capture value added than biodiesel feedstocks which are amenable to export and processing abroad.

2. Library Resource

   

   Climate change policy in Tanzania – is it needed?

   How to ensure that development efforts are not undermined by climate change

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   November, 2011

   Tanzania

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   advocacy

   climate change

   legal empowerment

   legal pluralism

   research

   Climate change and its implications on development in Tanzania should not be understated or ignored. Instead, discussions on our changing climate should begin with the recognition that climate change is undermining efforts to eradicate poverty. Yet, scientific complexities, jargon, uncertainties and debate have led to a general lack of understanding and confusion on how to address a changing climate, including policy prescriptions.