The power of bioenergy-related standards to protect biodiversity;El poder de las normas para la protección de la naturaleza relacionadas con la bioenergía

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 412-423

  Hennenberg, K J ^a,c   Dragisic, C ^b   Haye, S ^c   Hewson, J ^b   Semroc, B ^b   Savy, C ^b   Wiegmann, K ^a   Fehrenbach, H ^d   Fritsche, U R ^a  

^a Oeko Institut eV Institute for Applied Ecology   (Germany)

^b Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg GmbH (IFEU)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Certification; Cultivation practice; Degraded land; European renewable energy source directive; Residues; Risk mitigation; Wastes

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MITIGATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPEAN UNION; LEGAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

AGRICULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPEAN UNION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77954161539     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01380.x     Document Type: Article

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