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GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY BIOENERGY
卷 4, 期 2, 页码 119-126出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01122.x
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agroecosystems; bioenergy; biofuels; cell wall; cellulosic ethanol; ethanol; greenhouse gas value; land use; sugarcane; sustainability
This article reviews the history and current state of ethanol production from sugarcane in Brazil and presents a strategy for improving ecosystem services and production. We propose that it is possible to produce ethanol from sugarcane while maintaining or even recovering some of Brazil's unique neotropical biodiversity and ecosystem climate services. This approach to the future of sustainable and responsible ethanol production is termed the midway strategy. The midway strategy involves producing the necessary biotechnology to increase productivity while synergistically protecting and regenerating rainforest. Three main areas of scientific and technological advance that are key to realizing the midway strategy are: (i) improving the quality of scientific data on sugarcane biology as pertains to its use as a bioenergy crop; (ii) developing technologies for the use of bagasse for cellulosic ethanol; and (iii) developing policies to improve the ecosystem services associated with sugarcane landscapes. This article discusses these three issues in the general context of biofuels production and highlights examples of scientific achievements that are already leading towards the midway strategy.
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