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The online edition of World Biomass Magazine brings you a series of informative and thought-provoking articles from leading researchers, experts and public officials on a range of topics related to sustainable biomass. 

Forest markets; enabling economic and environmental interests to work together

Why the IPCC says Bioenergy Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) is critical to limit global warming

Why the IPCC says Bioenergy Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) is critical to limit global warming

Keeping the economics of forest ownership strong, including the utilization of low-value forest materials, is a key to  preserving the proven

relationship between environmental and economic interests of the forest. 

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Why the IPCC says Bioenergy Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) is critical to limit global warming

Why the IPCC says Bioenergy Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) is critical to limit global warming

Why the IPCC says Bioenergy Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) is critical to limit global warming

The IPCC is clear: BECCS and other CDR methods will be critical if the world wants to limit warming to 1.5°C and avoid all of the predicted changes not doing so will bring to natural, managed and human systems.  

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US Environmental Protections: leading the world in forest sustainability

Why the IPCC says Bioenergy Carbon Capture & Storage (BECCS) is critical to limit global warming

The CBB Pathway: the role of biomass in successfully decarbonising power in the UK

The U.S. framework of environmental laws, regulations, and policies includes sustainability and the protection of biodiversity as bedrock principles.  

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The CBB Pathway: the role of biomass in successfully decarbonising power in the UK

Energy & heat generation from wood-based biomass; a sustainable alternative for coal-fired power

The CBB Pathway: the role of biomass in successfully decarbonising power in the UK

The UK offers a case study for the value that can be delivered by transitioning from coal to biomass,

building biomass plants and eventually generating

BECCS.

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Active Forest Management: The key for healthy forests & a strong forest products industry

Energy & heat generation from wood-based biomass; a sustainable alternative for coal-fired power

Energy & heat generation from wood-based biomass; a sustainable alternative for coal-fired power

It is active management that is the key to maintaining healthy forests that provide clean air, clean water, abundant and diverse wildlife, recreation, beautiful landscapes and a stronger economy with better career opportunities in rural communities. 

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Energy & heat generation from wood-based biomass; a sustainable alternative for coal-fired power

Energy & heat generation from wood-based biomass; a sustainable alternative for coal-fired power

Energy & heat generation from wood-based biomass; a sustainable alternative for coal-fired power

According to experts, not all coal power plants in Germany can be converted to gas, leaving operators with few options for the continued use of sites. Sustainable biomass offers a win-win solution.

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Energie- und Wärmeerzeugung aus Holzbiomasse; eine nachhaltige Alternative für Kohlekraft

Assessing effects on biodiversity from wood pellet production in the Southeastern United States

Energie- und Wärmeerzeugung aus Holzbiomasse; eine nachhaltige Alternative für Kohlekraft

Experten zufolge können nicht alle Kohlekraftwerke in Deutschland auf Gas umgestellt werden, so dass die Betreiber nur wenige Optionen für die weitere Nutzung von Standorten haben. Nachhaltige Biomasse bietet eine Lösung.

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Managing Virginia forests for multiple interests

Assessing effects on biodiversity from wood pellet production in the Southeastern United States

Energie- und Wärmeerzeugung aus Holzbiomasse; eine nachhaltige Alternative für Kohlekraft

For more than 400 years, Virginia’s forests have

provided a multitude of products and benefits to

its citizens and to people around the world. The

forest products industry is also one of Virginia’s oldest and largest commercial industries in the state. 

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Assessing effects on biodiversity from wood pellet production in the Southeastern United States

Assessing effects on biodiversity from wood pellet production in the Southeastern United States

The American Forest Foundation is delivering on the promise of sustainability assurance solutions

Urban and suburban expansion represent the main pressures on forest landscapes in the US South today. However, it's important to understand how forest practices impact biodiversity to help mitigate potential risks.  

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The American Forest Foundation is delivering on the promise of sustainability assurance solutions

The American Forest Foundation is delivering on the promise of sustainability assurance solutions

The American Forest Foundation is delivering on the promise of sustainability assurance solutions

Increasingly, governments, consumers,

and communities are requiring a higher level

of assurance and more transparency that wood harvesting is sustainable. The American Forest Foundation’ (AFF) suite of sustainability assurance solutions provides customized, credible, and proven sustainability solution options for any entity in the global forest products supply chain sourcing from the US.

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SFI certification reduces risk by delivering sustainable solutions

The American Forest Foundation is delivering on the promise of sustainability assurance solutions

Forest management, markets & conservation: the keys to clean drinking water

SFI Standards have become the fastest growing, highly trusted solution that can support a growing need for products from the forests, as the drive to reduce carbon pollution and waste intensifies. 

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Forest management, markets & conservation: the keys to clean drinking water

The American Forest Foundation is delivering on the promise of sustainability assurance solutions

Forest management, markets & conservation: the keys to clean drinking water

Through all the years and all the developments

and changes to our landscapes, one thing

remains the same: the importance of our forests to

our health, our water and our quality of

life. Best Management Practices, markets and conservation come together to  ensure our forests sustain all of these vital interests. 

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