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Bio-energy from forests
- LEAF theme 2007-2010


A lot of schools have participated in different activities and exercises too study this theme for the last years. Bio-energy from forest is a CO2 neutral and renewable energy source if it is handled properly. Schools have been studying how to maintain a sustainable forest with forest treatment work and also been studying production of different bio-energy products.

It might be several ways too attack such a theme.

What should be important is too make a focus on wood as a CO2 neutral energy source.

It then also should be a focus on reforestation as an important part of the lifecycle of the forest and the CO2 cycle connected too the forests.

We recommend you too promote school projects that has a goal too investigate local conditions and make activities connecting too the use of wood as energy source and also focus on reforestation.

For more information, please visit these pages:

Bio-energy activity sheet for pupils with teachers guide


Bio-energy from forests

10 questions and answers about forest, trees and climate

Forests and climate change

Climate and forests from Forestry Commission - UK

Video - a conveniant truth (23 MB)

 Warsaw declaration - Forests, wood and energy

 

 
 
 
 
 


 

LEAF Themes

Working on forest themes is a means of organizing information and working together in the Learning About Forests project. A theme can provide some common ground and a focus or framework for Learning About Forests projects in different countries.

Working with the themes should cover all aspects of a forest including ecological, economic and socio-cultural aspects.
The themes will change periodically. See our first and second themes below: Forest Myths and Forest Laws & Codes.

Current theme are Bio-energy from forests

Schools do not have to work on the current theme. You can also choose from past themes from the list of themes.


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Forest Laws & Codes
 An important part of looking after our forests are the policies, laws and codes which are developed to protect them. This theme has two parts, the first part involved exploring forest policies at a national level, and the second involved developing a code for a local forest
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Forest Myths
 Forest mean many different things to different people. In the Learning About Forests programme we recognise the importance that forests play from ecological, socio-cultural and economic points of view. One way of exploring the socio-cultural importance of forests is to study the myths and stories that are told by people about their forests.
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