The Forests Dialogue (TFD) is proud to announce that four leading professionals hae joined its Steering Committee in 2025: Ruth Metzel, Chetan Kumar, Dr. Peter Umunay, and Marina Negrisoli. Each brings a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to environmental stewardship, bolstering TFD’s efforts to build trust, advance dialogue processes, and spearhead collaborative actions on the most pressing forest issues globally.
By: Mimi Martinez Okhuysen ’25 MEM
Bioenergy from forests (BEF) refers to energy generated from the combustion of forest biomass, including logged wood, wood waste such as limbs, and other biofuels derived from wood. This form of energy is becoming increasingly popular and controversial, leading many to explore how to improve the structure of the industry. What role should BEF play in energy production across the world? How will potentially higher rates of harvest for woody biomass impact sustainable forest management on a regional level?
By: Isabela Valencia, Dr. Sara Kuebbing
Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 4-6:30 pm ET | Bowers Hall in Sage
Co-hosted by The Forests Dialogue, the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program (YASSP), and the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture (YCNCC)
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