Land grabbing could impact on beef industry capacity

With the ever increasing demand for forms of renewable energy worldwide, wood could drive more foreign acquisition of land, especially in developing countries. The Institute for Environment and development is warning that there needs to be more debates on the subject and greater public awareness in a recent briefing paper. "All eyes are turned to food and biofuels, but tree plantations for biomass energy may soon become an important driver in the global land rush," said one of the report’s co-authors, Dr Lorenzo Cotula. Read more ...