Corn Ethanol Production, Food Exports, and Indirect Land Use Change

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (11) ◽  
pp. 6379-6384 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. J. Wallington ◽  
J. E. Anderson ◽  
S. A. Mueller ◽  
E. Kolinski Morris ◽  
S. L. Winkler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Corn Ethanol ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change

scholarly journals Biodiversity Impacts of Increased Ethanol Production in Brazil

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
A.S. Duden ◽  
P.A. Verweij ◽  
A.P.C. Faaij ◽  
D. Baisero ◽  
C. Rondinini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Species Richness ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nature Protection ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change ◽  
The Impact

Growing domestic and international ethanol demand is expected to result in increased sugarcane cultivation in Brazil. Sugarcane expansion currently results in land-use changes mainly in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes, two severely threatened biodiversity hotspots. This study quantifies potential biodiversity impacts of increased ethanol demand in Brazil in a spatially explicit manner. We project changes in potential total, threatened, endemic, and range-restricted mammals’ species richness up to 2030. Decreased potential species richness due to increased ethanol demand in 2030 was projected for about 19,000 km2 in the Cerrado, 17,000 km2 in the Atlantic Forest, and 7000 km2 in the Pantanal. In the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest, the biodiversity impacts of sugarcane expansion were mainly due to direct land-use change; in the Pantanal, they were largely due to indirect land-use change. The biodiversity impact of increased ethanol demand was projected to be smaller than the impact of other drivers of land-use change. This study provides a first indication of biodiversity impacts related to increased ethanol production in Brazil, which is useful for policy makers and ethanol producers aiming to mitigate impacts. Future research should assess the impact of potential mitigation options, such as nature protection, agroforestry, or agricultural intensification.

Indirect land use change from ethanol production: the case of sugarcane expansion at the farm level on the Brazilian Cerrado

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 442-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason S. Bergtold ◽  
Marcellus M. Caldas ◽  
Ana Claudia Sant’anna ◽  
Gabriel Granco ◽  
Vanessa Rickenbrode
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Brazilian Cerrado ◽  
Farm Level ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change

An analysis of iLUC and biofuels – Regional quantification of climate-relevant land use change and options for combating it

2011 ◽  
pp. 224-228
Author(s):  
Uwe Lahl
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Regional Model ◽  
Specific Region ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Regional Approach ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change

The study proposes a regional approach to calculating indirect land use change (iLUC). The goal is to determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) of biofuels brought about by iLUC in a specific region. A regional approach can be based on the conditions specific to the respective region and the data for this region which is contained in country statistics. This makes the results more resilient. It also appears that LUC is mainly caused locally or regionally. Relevant policy scenarios for different regions were calculated with a regional model. The calculations show reliable results. It is possible to introduce such a regional model in regulations for combating iLUC. The analysis of the policy options for combating iLUC shows that a regional approach would have a much more effective steering effect.

scholarly journals Methods to Assess the Impacts and Indirect Land Use Change Caused by Telecoupled Agricultural Supply Chains: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Parra Paitan ◽  
Peter Verburg
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Supply Chains ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Time Lags ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Comparative Review ◽  
Agricultural Supply

The increasing international trade of agricultural products has contributed to a larger diversity of food at low prices and represents an important economic value. However, such trade can also cause social, environmental and economic impacts beyond the limits of the countries directly involved in the exchange. Agricultural systems are telecoupled because the impacts caused by trade can generate important feedback loops, spillovers, rebound effects, time lags and non-linearities across multiple geographical and temporal scales that make these impacts more difficult to identify and mitigate. We make a comparative review of current impact assessment methods to analyze their suitability to assess the impacts of telecoupled agricultural supply chains. Given the large impacts caused by agricultural production on land systems, we focus on the capacity of methods to account for and spatially allocate direct and indirect land use change. Our analysis identifies trade-offs between methods with respect to the elements of the telecoupled system they address. Hybrid methods are a promising field to navigate these trade-offs. Knowledge gaps in assessing indirect land use change should be overcome in order to improve the accuracy of assessments.

scholarly journals Progress and barriers in understanding and preventing indirect land‐use change

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 924-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vassilis Daioglou ◽  
Geert Woltjer ◽  
Bart Strengers ◽  
Berien Elbersen ◽  
Goizeder Barberena Ibañez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change

Indirect land use change: review of existing models and strategies for mitigation

Biofuels ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birka Wicke ◽  
Pita Verweij ◽  
Hans van Meijl ◽  
Detlef P van Vuuren ◽  
Andre PC Faaij
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Change ◽  
Indirect Land Use Change
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