Around 75% of tropical deforestation in the XXI century has been driven by the expansion of agriculture and forest plantations. Since 1990s, palm oil has been standing for a critical global traded product in terms of embodied deforestation. The European Union (EU) is one of the major players in...

This article examines land-use, market and welfare implications of lignocellulosic bioethanol production in Hawai?i to satisfy 10% and 20% of the StateÕs gasoline demand in line with the StateÕs ethanol blending mandate and Alternative Fuels Standard (AFS). A static computable general...