Biomass Harvesting Sustainability Webinar Series: Opinions of forest managers, loggers and landowners in NC regarding biomass harvesting guidelines
Webinar Details
When:
Apr 9, 2014 12:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- M. Nils Peterson, Ph.D. - Associate Professor of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at North Carolina State University.
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Forest managers, loggers and landowners will be directly affected by biomass harvesting policies and markets. These key stakeholders were interviewed regarding their experience with woody biomass harvesting and their opinions of the operational and financial feasibility of biomass harvesting guidelines (BHGs). This webinar will present their perspectives and discuss the implications for BHG policy development and implementation.
Nils Peterson, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at North Carolina State University. His research focuses on coupled human-natural systems, conservation development, managing environmental conflict, and environmental communication. Nils received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Texas A&M University, and his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.
This webinar is part of the Biomass Harvesting Sustainability Webinar Series offered by the NC State University Forestry and Environmental Outreach Program. The Series of six webinars will present research results, policy updates, challenges and opportunities of harvesting woody biomass for energy. NC State University has been the lead partner on a four year research project designed to create a better understanding of how biomass harvesting for emerging renewable energy markets impacts ecosystem services provided by our southeastern forest lands. Other partners on this project include scientists from the University of Georgia, NGOs, and forest industry.
Funding for this project has been provided by the USDA NRI/AFRI - Managed Ecosystems Program, the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, the Biofuels Center of North Carolina, the NCDA Bioenergy Initiative, and the Southeast Climate Science Center, with in kind support from Weyerhaeuser Corp, Georgia Pacific, and Plum Creek.
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