About Us

The CABI Biofuels Information Exchange has been set up in recognition of the fact that Biofuels are now a massive issue for the world. CABI has responded to the need for a place where experts in this field can discuss their research, experiences and findings by developing and hosting this site. We welcome you to the debate.

This site is an output of the CABI Development Fund, funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) for the benefit of developing countries. The views and recommendations expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the donors.

What you will find here

• The latest news on biofuels
• A forum for discussing biofuels issues
• Biofuels reports collected from around the web
• Biofuels research abstracts from the CABI database – CAB Abstracts
• Biofuels experts who are researching or working in the field

What you can do here

• Get up-to-date on Biofuels news
• Find out who is undertaking what research into which areas of biofuels
• Find colleagues in your region or field of expertise
• Read independent CABI reports on biofuel-related topics
• Discuss biofuels issues with people from around the world

About CABI the organization

CABI is a not-for-profit international organization that improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. Its mission and direction is influenced by its 44 member countries who help guide the activities undertaken. These include scientific publishing, development projects and research and mycological services. CABI’s activities contribute directly to achieving global development objectives, particularly those concerned with poverty reduction, environmental sustainability and partnership for development. For more information go to www.cabi.org

Community Guidelines

So that everyone finds their time on Biofuels information exchange to be as useful and enjoyable as possible, we would like you to please follow some basic ground rules:

Be genuine - Let everyone know who you are. Use your real, full name in discussions and on your profile. Tell the community about the company or organisation your work for, what your goals are, and what you want to bring to the community. Get this information into your profile, and people will be much more likely to interact with you.

Provide evidence - This community is all about rational, informed debate. We've provided abstracts of scientific papers, reports and thought pieces, tools for finding evidence. Don't make unfounded statements, let everyone know what your evidence is.

Speak as if you were face to face - Please, please think twice before being insulting or inflammatory, and be aware that the way you think you've written something may not be the way that a reader interprets it. If in doubt get someone to check what you've written for ambiguity and potential misunderstandings.

Obey copyrights and privacy - Check that you have the rights and permission to post content on our exchange. Respect other people's privacy and don't reveal personal information about third parties.

Report breaches of these guidelines - Let the admin team know about any member or comment that you feel is not in keeping with these guidelines.

CABI reserves the right to remove content without warning. We also reserve the right to block users from logging in and/or posting material to the website, at our discretion and without warning.

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