RCN Conference on Pan American Biofuels and Bioenergy Sustainability

Session: Socioeconomic Sustainability Dimensions of Biofuels in the Americas

Chair

Samuel Sweitz, Michigan Technological University

Presentations

08:30 AM

Interrogating Social Sustainability in the Biofuels Sector in Latin America: Global Standards and Local Experiences in Mexico, Brazil and Colombia
Carmen Bain, Renata Moreno, Amarella Eastmond, Sam Sweitz, Conner Bailey, Rodrigo Medeiros, Tatiana Martins, Gustavo Simas Pereira

08:50 AM

Global and Local Perspectives on the Jatropha Plantations for Biodiesel in Sucopo, Yucatan, Mexico
Amarella Eastmond, Samuel Sweitz

09:10 AM

Agro-Fuels and Income of Rural Households in Yucatan, Mexico
Javier Becerril, Amarella Eastmond, Sam Sweitz

09:30 AM

Bioenergy, Land Use Change and Ecosystem Services in Tabasco, Mexico
Cesar J. Vazquez-Navarrete

09:50 AM

Effects of Use of Biofuels for Increasing Production and Productivity in Rural Communities in Northeast Brazil
Jose Ferreira Irmao, Jacques Ribemboim

10:10 AM

Energy Crops, Food Security, and Rural Development: The Role of Oilseed Production Around Brazil
Robert Bailis