How Sustainable Bioenergy Production Can Contribute to the Development of Colombia
The global market of palm oil has been associated with negative impacts regarding deforestation and biodiversity loss as well as some social issues which range from job creation to workers’ rights. Nevertheless, biomass use for bioenergy production and bioeconomy must be contextualised. This is, to consider the local and regional conditions under which biomass is produced. Colombia currently has the fourth place in the world with more than one million tons of production from palm oil and kernel palm oil. A total surface of half million hectares is under production. There is still more potential on the products of palm oil not only in bioenergy that could contribute to developing wider consi- derations of bioeconomy for food, fodder, fibre and fuel if produced in a sustainable form and using alternative co-products. This paper presents some of these wider considerations mainly in the so- cio-economic arena that may contribute to foster the bioenergy and bioeconomy sectors in Colombia.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Digital revista |
| Language: | spa |
| Published: |
Fedepalma
2019
|
| Online Access: | https://publicaciones.fedepalma.org/index.php/palmas/article/view/13090 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | The global market of palm oil has been associated with negative impacts regarding deforestation and biodiversity loss as well as some social issues which range from job creation to workers’ rights. Nevertheless, biomass use for bioenergy production and bioeconomy must be contextualised. This is, to consider the local and regional conditions under which biomass is produced. Colombia currently has the fourth place in the world with more than one million tons of production from palm oil and kernel palm oil. A total surface of half million hectares is under production. There is still more potential on the products of palm oil not only in bioenergy that could contribute to developing wider consi- derations of bioeconomy for food, fodder, fibre and fuel if produced in a sustainable form and using alternative co-products. This paper presents some of these wider considerations mainly in the so- cio-economic arena that may contribute to foster the bioenergy and bioeconomy sectors in Colombia.
|
|---|