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In 2020, Africa is expected to produce a relatively small but substantial part of the global biofuel demand. Millions of hectares will be turned into large scale biofuel plantations.<\/p>\n

Especially natural areas of wetlands and rainforest \u2013 the hotspots for biodiversity – are vulnerable for this development.<\/p>\n

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These are the main outcomes of the study \u2018Biofuels in Africa\u2019, an assessment of risks and benefits for African wetlands (see pdf in the right bar to download).<\/p>\n

The study is carried out by AIDEnvironment and commissioned by Wetlands International.<\/p>\n

Presented at the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9) in Bonn.<\/p>\n

May 2008<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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