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Narl-Kwanda/NEMA, The potential of biofuel in Uganda, 2010.
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Uploaded on Monday 27 Feb 2012
by GRID-Arendal
Potential biofuels output in Uganda
Year:
2012
Author:
Riccardo Pravettoni, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Description:
Recently Uganda has outlined its national strategy for
bioenergy to contribute to increasing the renewable energy
mix from 4 to 16 percent by 2017.
Several biofuel crops have been identified, including
sugarcane, maize, oil palm and jatropha. A suitability
assessment of these crops illustrates that the
potential output from certain biofuel feedstocks
is high. Several projects are underway to help the
country meet their target.
To reduce the potential loss of biodiversity
and related ecosystem services which this new
development may entail, measures are needed to designate areas where the crops can be grown safely.
Mapping of areas of high biodiversity and High Value
Conservation Areas (HVCAs) should go hand-in-hand
with surveys of crop/land suitability before contracts
are awarded for bioenergy projects. Such agro-environmental mapping is key to ensuring that bioenergy delivers on its green economy potential.
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