The expansion of bioenergy production will result in many opportunities and challenges globally in the forestry, agricultural, and energy sectors as well as for the poor who depend on these sectors for their livelihood.
This book provides a background and overview of current and future bioenergy developments. It defines and describes the key issues related to poverty and the environment for the main bioenergy production systems, assesses the main opportunities and challenges for groups of countries in similar situations and outlines how future World Bank activities related to bioenergy may be linked to poverty alleviation and environmental protection.