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Contrary to widely-held assumptions, growing global energy demand could be met sustainably and in a carbon neutral, possibly even carbon negative, way by afforesting land degraded and using lignocellulosic biomass to produce electrical power, liquid fuels and other chemicals. Doing so would have significant additional environmental and social, as well as economic, benefits, two German researchers assert.

Forest policy and management in national forests needs to be re-thought, re-tooled and better integrated across government departments and agencies, according to new research conducted for the National Forest Restoration Collaborative.