Forests cover nearly a third of the earth’s land surface and serve as a fuel source much as it has for millennia, currently accounting for about 40 percent of the global renewable energy supply - as much as solar, hydroelectric and wind power combined. Thanks to new technological advances, forests can also fuel cars, trucks, buses and even airplanes. In Finland, waste residue from the pulp-making process is being turned into biodiesel that burns cleaner than petroleum and which is available at filling stations for people to refuel their cars.

Type of Case
Video or audio

Publisher
FAO

Region
Europe

Biome
Temperate

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
Production