RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels and Bioenergy Sustainability

Session: Bioenergy and Biodiversity: Key Lessons and Research Priorities in the Pan America Region

Chair

Audrey Mayer, Michigan Technological University

Presentations

08:30 AM

Bioenergy and Biodiversity: Key Lessons from the Pan American Region
Fernanda Martinelli, Audrey L. Mayer, Rodrigo Medeiros, Camila Ortolan F. de Oliveira, Gerd Sparovek, Arnaldo Walter, Lisa Venier

08:55 AM

Land Sparing Versus Land Sharing: How Might Biodiversity and Bioenergy Coexist?
Audrey L. Mayer

09:20 AM

Integrating Biodiversity Metrics in Life-Cycle Analysis of Intensive Biomass Production in North American Forests: Challenges and Considerations
Jake Verschuyl, T. Bently Wigley, Caroline Gaudreault, Manuele Margni, Darren Miller, Sam Riffell, Kirsten Vice

09:45 AM

The Sustainability of Forest Residue for Bioenergy in Canada: What Can Biodiversity Tell Us?
Lisa Venier, Isabelle Aubin, Kara Webster, Rob Fleming, Paul Hazlett, Han Chen

10:10 AM

Assessing the Impacts of Pan American Bioenergy Development on Birds and Insect Pollinators
Jessie Knowlton