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Biofuels production and forest area variation in selected countries

Forest area variation, 1990-2005

5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%

-25% -20% -15% -10% -5% 0

Spain

Biofuel production, 2008 Million litres

36 000 25 000

Italy

3 700 750

United States

France Germany

Canada 2% 4% Malaysia Argentina Thailand Brazil

Russia 6%

India Oil crops

Per capita GDP growth, 2005

8% 10%

Cereals Oil palm Grass Woody

Change in biodiversity

As Mean Species Abundance variation High

Indonesia

Sources: Mongabay, World Bank and Biofuel Platform web databases.

Figure 3.2.4 Biofuels production and forest area variation in selected countries

Extreme (-0.9)

Nt M Moderate (-0.4 to -0.3)(-0.3 to -0.2) Neutral (No variation) Positive (+0.1 to +0.2) No data Note: Mean Species Abundance ranges between 1.0 and 0.1; when the variation is negative there’s a biodiversity loss, if positive there’s a gain.

Source: FAO, Bioenergy Environmental Impact Analysis (BIAS)-Conceptual Framework. Study prepared by Oeko-Institut, IFEU and Copernicus Institute for FAO, 2011 (in press).

Figure 3.2.5 Impact of land conversion on biodiversity 33 China Oil crops

Cereals Oil palm

Grass Woody

LAND USE

Undisturbed natural

vegetation

Disturbed natural

vegetation Existing

cropland or grassland

Set aside land

Marginal land

Abandoned land

Impact of land conversion on biodiversity Short-term impact of land conversion

IN TROPICAL REGIONS

IN TEMPERATE REGIONS

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