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Managing biomass sustainably - Respect the ecological limits of land use!
The competition over land use is becoming stiffer, and one reason is the rising demand for biomass for food, energy or building materials. At the same time, the use of land worldwide is associated with serious ecological and social problems. Hunger and food insecurity are an unsolved problem, soil degradation is becoming widespread, water resources are becoming scarcer. The Federal Environment Agency therefore believes that the use of biomass crops, including raw timber, for the production of energy should not be expanded any further. “Land use worldwide is still far from being sustainable. Soils are overused, nature is being destroyed and one billion people suffer hunger. These ills must be remedied urgently,“ explained Jochen Flasbarth upon publication of the position paper Globale Landflächen und Biomasse nachhaltig und ressourcenschonend nutzen [Using global land areas and biomass sustainably and resource-efficiently]. read more
