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Winrock International
Combined harvesting

Legacy Project

EPA Stratus: Alternative Fuels and Climate Change (TO4)

Transitioning land from forest or grassland to cultivation for biofuels has implications for greenhouse gas emissions. As part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Renewable Fuel Standard 2 rulemaking process, Winrock is responsible for evaluating and analyzing the emissions implications of land conversion taking place around the world as a result of increased demand for biofuels.

Funder: US EPA

Project Timeline: April 17, 2015 - March 29, 2016

Countries: Indonesia and Malaysia

Program Areas: Clean Energy and Environment, Ecosystem Services, Forestry and Natural Resource Management and Clean Energy