Bioenergy for landscape restoration and livelihoods: Re-creating energy-smart ecosystems on degraded landscapes

Land restoration and bioenergy are leading solutions for climate change and sustainable development. But restoration is often perceived as “going back to the past” and bioenergy development is not devoid of controversies over its impacts on land use and communities. This book shows how, under the right conditions, the two objectives of land restoration and bioenergy production are not antagonistic, but synergetic. It provides evidence and lessons from six years of pioneering initiatives in Indonesia to combine these objectives in a people-centred focus. It will be very useful for a range of stakeholders in the land and energy sectors to expand a modern and ecological agenda.

Contents

• Chapter 1: An introduction to bioenergy and landscape restoration
• Chapter 2: Review of bioenergy initiatives in Indonesia for multiple benefits and sustainable development
• Chapter 3: Mapping degraded lands in Indonesia for bioenergy production potential
• Chapter 4: Landowner perceptions towards bioenergy production on degraded lands in Indonesia
• Chapter 5: Potential energy yields of bioenergy crops in the tropics
• Chapter 6: Potential benefits of integrated bioenergy and food production systems on degraded land in Wonogiri, Indonesia
• Chapter 7: Suitability of bioenergy tree species on degraded peatlands in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
• Chapter 8: Comparison of soil microfauna diversity between a burnt and unburnt peatland in Indonesia
• Chapter 9: Growth performance of Calophyllum inophyllum in bioenergy trial plots in Bukit Soeharto Forest, East Kalimantan
• Chapter 10: Bamboo: Potential for bioenergy and landscape restoration in Indonesia
• Chapter 11: Pongamia as a potential biofuel crop: Oil content of Pongamia pinnata from the best provenance in Java, Indonesia
• Chapter 12: Calophyllum inophyllum: A viable prospect for green energy and landscape restoration?
• Chapter 13: Pongamia: A possible option for degraded land restoration and bioenergy production in Indonesia
• Chapter 14: Ensuring monetary, human capital and natural capital returns in biomass production: Lessons from the Mentawai biomass gasification power plant project

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