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Review of existing methods for carbon accounting
Forests are sources of biomass that can be used
to create forest-based bioenergy, whether
directly by establishing energy plantations on
non-forestland, by using existing forest resources
or by using residues from harvesting for non-
bioenergy purposes. If created in a sustainable
manner, this bioenergy can have significant
positive greenhouse gas benefits. However, past
experience provides strong reason to believe that
significant bioenergy development will come at
the expense of natural forests, either through
direct conversion of forests to non-forestland or
through indirect competition between land uses.
Bioenergy development may increase the demand
for agricultural land, which may be sourced from
tropical forests. In this case, the net carbon balance
would be highly negative.
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