Generating energy from crops instead of oil and coal can have counterproductive effects. “The use of biomass can lead to additional emissions of greenhouse gases”, says lead author Alexander Popp of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). “This is the case if forests get cut down to plant energy crops instead.” Forests are important CO2 sinks. At the same time, biomass is expected to play an important role in  future energy systems.

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Bangalore :World Wildlife Fund (WWF) India has launched a campaign in the City urging people to support forest conservation.

The national youth-level campaign, known as ‘Cities for Forests’, focuses on creating awareness about the link between forests and human wellbeing.

Protection of forest resources (Question asked in the Monsoon session of LS 2011).

A Delhi court has ordered the Deputy Conservator of Forests to ensure that the trees that were felled in the Qutabgarh City Forest in May 2009.

A weeklong campaign to protect mangroves along the Sindh coastline through public awareness was launched by the Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) on Thursday.

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There will be no increase in the existing forest cover of Punjab, despite the fact that the state government has started a massive tree plantation drive during the monsoons

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SRINAGAR: Emphasizing on time bound completion of the projects, Forest and Environment Minister, Mian Altaf Ahmad today directed the officers to utilize earmarked allocations judiciously and ensure timely achievement of targets.

Addressing a review meeting of Forest Department here, the Minister highlighted the need of efficient utilization of resources for promotion of green cover and conserva

With the aim to raise forestland to 25 percent in the country, Everest hero Musa Ibrahim and friends launched a countrywide tree plantation campaign yesterday.

About 16 crore of local species of trees will be planted across the country within next four years under this programme organised by the Everest Foundation.

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