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ArticleEnvironmental management2015

Bioenergy and Biodiversity: Key Lessons from the Pan American Region.

Keith L Kline, Fernanda Silva Martinelli, Audrey L Mayer, Rodrigo Medeiros, Camila Ortolan F Oliveira, Gerd Sparovek, Arnaldo Walter, Lisa A Venier

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Article in Environmental management, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Keith L KlineCenter for BioEnergy Sustainability, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 37831, TN, USA. klinekl@ornl.gov.
Fernanda Silva MartinelliSustainable Development Practices Graduate Program, UFRRJ/Conservation International Brasil, Seropédica, Brazil. fmartinelli@conservation.org.
Audrey L MayerSchool of Forest Resources and Environmental Science and Department of Social Sciences, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA. almayer@mtu.edu.
Rodrigo MedeirosConservation International Brazil and Department of Environmental Sciences, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. rmedeiros@conservation.org.
Camila Ortolan F OliveiraUniversity of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Brazil. camila.ortolan@gmail.com.
Gerd SparovekUniversity of São Paulo, USP, Piracicaba, Brazil. gerd@usp.br.
Arnaldo WalterUniversity of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Brazil. awalter@fem.unicamp.br.
Lisa A VenierCanadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada. lisa.venier@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding how large-scale bioenergy production can affect biodiversity and ecosystems is important if society is to meet current and future sustainable development goals. A variety of bioenergy production systems have been established within different contexts throughout the Pan American region, with wide-ranging results in terms of documented and projected effects on biodiversity and ecosystems. The Pan American region is home to the majority of commercial bioenergy production and therefore the region offers a broad set of experiences and insights on both conflicts and opportunities for biodiversity and bioenergy. This paper synthesizes lessons learned focusing on experiences in Canada, the United States, and Brazil regarding the conflicts that can arise between bioenergy production and ecological conservation, and benefits that can be derived when bioenergy policies promote planning and more sustainable land-management systems. We propose a research agenda to address priority information gaps that are relevant to biodiversity concerns and related policy challenges in the Pan American region.

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BiodiversityConservation of Energy ResourcesAgricultureBrazilCanadaEcosystemUnited StatesBiofuelBrazilCanadaEcological impactsForest residueWoody biomass

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