Jatropha in Mexico: Environmental and Social Impacts of an Incipient Biofuel Program
Three case studies from Mexico are presented in which the impacts of the recent introduction of jatropha cultivation for biodiesel production are examined. In Chiapas and Michoacan, local social and environmental impacts were assessed using interviews with key informants and questionnaires directed...
Main Authors: | Margaret Skutsch, Emilio de los Rios, Silvia Solis, Enrique Riegelhaupt, Daniel Hinojosa, Sonya Gerfert, Yan Gao, Omar Masera |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2011-12-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol16/iss4/art11/ |
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