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Impacts of Biofuel on Ecosystem Services: A Synthesis
This policy brief summarizes a three-year study using an ecosystem services framework to assess the environmental and socioeconomic trade-offs of biofuel production and household use in Malawi, Mozambique, and Swaziland.
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This policy brief examines the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of sugarcane and jatropha biofuel production in Malawi, Mozambique, and Swaziland. Using an ecosystem services framework, the study analyzes trade-offs between biofuel feedstock production and other services like food security, carbon sequestration, and poverty alleviation, while also exploring the feasibility of ethanol for household cooking in urban Mozambique.
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Document type: Policy brief