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study, the recently updated Forest and Agriculture Sector Optimization Model with GHGs (FASOMGHG) was used to estimate GHG … U.S. forestry and agriculture could provide mitigation of 200 – 1000 megatons carbon dioxide equivalent per year (Mt CO2 …
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) mitigation in agriculture. This paper analyses the uncertainty of the mitigation estimates provided by a Marginal Abatement Cost …
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Bioenergy production from forest biomass is expected to increase in Finland in order to meet the country's target for renewable energy production. However, little is known about young generations' perceptions of this future development in Finland. The study conducted a survey among ninth-grade...
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Development of energy systems, based on forest biomass, is a challenging issue in India. The study investigated perceptions of fifty-five Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers in relation to the potential benefits and challenges associated with the development of forest-based bioenergy (FBE)...
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development and forest economy. In environmental markets the role of forests and the challenge of combining international …
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The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) of the Department of Agriculture has proposed regulations to implement the new … of Agriculture 2010, 6266). The program is proposed for a limited period of time. This paper examines some of BCAP …
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some cases, e.g., forests, there is a tension between biomass energy and biomass sequestration of carbon. This paper …
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A concern of many environmentalists is that the use of biomass energy will decimate the forests. Searchinger et al … stylized forest sector management model, our study examines the economic potential of traditional industrial forests and …
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lands not suitable for most crop agriculture. The study finds that forests can economically produce large levels of biofuel … emissions but will deplete forests. Using a general stylized forest sector management model, our study examines the economic … potential of traditional industrial forests and supplemental dedicated fuelwood plantations to produce biomass on submarginal …
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As agricultural frontiers expand, and habitats contract, potential conflicts between conservation and development goals increase. Transferable development rights (TDR) programs offer a means of minimizingthe opportunitycosts (in foregoneagricultural rents) of protectinga desired quantity of...
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