Title:
Agrofuels and land distribution : towards a rights based approach to food security
Authors:
Schmitz, T.
Place:
Amsterdam
Publisher:
Both ENDS
Year:
2008
Series Title:
Both ENDS Policy Note
PAGE:
7
Language:
eng
Subject:
Environment and Natural Resources
Keywords:
energy resources
,
climate change
,
poverty
,
food
,
sustainable development
Abstract:
Interest in biofuels has increased explosively in recent years. This policy note analyses the effects the existing biofuels policy has on the environment and on poverty. The production of biofuels contributes to climate change and puts pressure on local communities' land rights. The disappearance of ecosystems and the violation of land rights are causing a deficiency in agricultural land, which contributes to the existing food shortage and poverty. This policy note argues that biofuel policy should take people's rights into account. That is the only way biofuels can be produced in a socially and ecologically sustainable way.
Organization:
Both ENDS
Category:
Policy
Right:
© 2008 Both ENDS
Document type:
Policy document
File:
133768.pdf