Date: Thursday, 29 April 2021
Time: 13:45 - 14:45 CEST
Session code IDV.7
Industrial System and Sources Integration for Low Carbon Fuels and Products
Sustainable Land, Livelihoods and Energy Initiative- Serbia: Restoration of Degraded Land at Scale Using Short Rotation Wood Biomass Plantations (SRPs) in Pursuit of Clean Energy, Bioeconomic Growth and Other SDGs
Short Introductive summary
The Sustainable Land, Livelihoods, and Energy Initiative--Serbia is an Austrian Development Agency-funded project to scale up bankable short rotation bioenergy plantations for heat and power on degraded land in Serbia, with implementation based on science-based best practices in partnership with CIFOR-ICRAF (World Agroforestry) to support sustainable development and bioeconomic innovation along with green house gas and smog mitigation, climate resilience, land restoration, and biodiversity in a holistic approach with baseline metrics and protocols for replicability. A related finance mechanism, the Sustainable Serbia Finance Facility, is under development to facilitate private investment and growth to scale.
Presenter
Bonnie NORMAN
E3 International
Presenter's biography
As President of E3 International, Ms. Norman leads its global team in creating value for our clients and a more sustainable and resilient world. She is a recognized international expert on green investment banking. Formerly a corporate real estate executive, she has an MBA from Harvard University.
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Co-authors:
S. Arsenijevic, Provincial Secretariat, Novi Sad, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
D. Berg, E3 International, Bethesda, USA
L. Bratic, Balkan Energy and Forest Trends and E3 International, Belgrade, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
D. Jovic, Republic of Serbia, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Management, Belgrade, REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
S. Karalic, Kovan International, Sarajevo, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
C. Martius, CIFOR Germany, Bonn, GERMANY
R. Russo, E3 International, Bethesda, USA
D. Stoian, World Agroforestry, Bonn, GERMANY
Session reference: IDV.7.2