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Part I (460 KB)

Preface

Section 1.    Purpose of the Paper

Section 2.    Bioenergy in the Global Energy Context

Section 3.    Key Sustainability Issues

Issue 1:  Ability of Modern Bioenergy to Provide Energy Services fo the Poor
Issue 2:  Implications for Agro-Industrial Development and Job Creation
Issue 3:  Health and Gender Implications of Modern Bioenergy
Issue 4:  Implications for the Structure of Agriculture

Part II

Issue 5:  Implications for Food Security
Issue 6:  Implications for Government Budget
Issue 7:  Implications for Trade, Foreign Exchange Balances and Energy Security
Issue 8:  Impacts on Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management
Issue 9:  Implications for Climate Change