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  1. Library Resource
    Country Report Sri Lanka

    Land-use change and forestry at the national and sub-national level

    Reports & Research
    April, 2011
    Sri Lanka

    In this report the authors aim to assess and evaluate historic and current changes in land use and forestry at the national and sub-national level in Sri Lanka. Different drivers, policies and data related to forest and land use are assessed to explore factors that have contributed to changes.

    These are the main conclusions of the report:

  2. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2011
    Africa, Central America, Asia, South America

    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.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2011
    Global

    L’importance des forêts pour atténuer le changement climatique et favoriser la conservation des espèces, comme moyen de stockage de l’eau, de production d’oxygène, de protection du sol et comme source d’humus, est bien connue. Toutefois, plus de 13 millions d’hectares de forêt disparaissent chaque année, surtout dans les zones tropicales.

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    June, 2011
    Global

    Chaque année, 13 millions d’hectares de forêts sont perdus
    dans le monde, ce qui représente la superficie globale de
    l’Autriche et de la Suisse réunies. Cette déforestation touche
    à raison de 90 pour cent des forêts tropicales. La perte de
    forêts a des effets dévastateurs sur le climat et est la source
    de 15 % à 20 pour cent des émissions mondiales de gaz à
    effet de serre. Si l’on veut maintenir le réchauffement de la
    planète en-dessous du seuil critique de 2 °C, les pertes de
    forêts et la dégradation doivent être enrayées sans délai. En

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2011
    Global

    The importance of forests for climate change mitigation and species conservation, as water stores and oxygen producers, soil protectors and humus providers, is well known. However, over 13 million hectares of forest are lost each year, mainly in the tropics.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2011
    Global

    Every year, 13 million hectares of forest are lost worldwide; that is an area the size of Austria and Switzerland combined. 90 percent of this deforestation involves tropical forests. Forest loss has devastating effects on the climate and is the source of between 15 and 20 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If global warming is to be kept below the critical threshold of two degrees Celsius, forest loss and degradation must be halted without delay

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