TY - JOUR
T1 - Proposal of a regulatory framework for bioenergy implementation in a unified agricultural code for Ecuador
AU - Ponce, Sebastian
AU - Mena-Campoverde, Carola
AU - Proaño, Juan Sebastián
AU - Álvarez-Barreto, José Francisco
AU - Aguirre, Francis
AU - Quintana, Diana Torres
AU - Sanchez Prieto, Juan S.
AU - Streitwieser, Daniela Almeida
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Authors. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining published by Society of Industrial Chemistry and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/7/1
Y1 - 2022/7/1
N2 - Bioenergy production is a new and promising industry in Ecuador. However, a confusing variety of laws, which are spread among different regulating institutions, regulate the agricultural sector. Such dispersion makes it difficult for farmers and businesses to understand applicable rights, duties, regulations and agricultural policies. Moreover, this rather young industry lacks important experience. In the first section of this work, the existing Ecuadorian legislation on bioenergy is presented and analyzed. Then, a brief, thorough analysis and comparison are carried out for experiences not only in developed countries, but also with similar cultural frameworks and comparable climatic conditions. The results are summarized as specific recommendations that have been handed to the National Agricultural Chamber of Ecuador from academia for the proposal of a Unified Agricultural Code established in the Ecuadorian legal hierarchy as an Organic Law.
AB - Bioenergy production is a new and promising industry in Ecuador. However, a confusing variety of laws, which are spread among different regulating institutions, regulate the agricultural sector. Such dispersion makes it difficult for farmers and businesses to understand applicable rights, duties, regulations and agricultural policies. Moreover, this rather young industry lacks important experience. In the first section of this work, the existing Ecuadorian legislation on bioenergy is presented and analyzed. Then, a brief, thorough analysis and comparison are carried out for experiences not only in developed countries, but also with similar cultural frameworks and comparable climatic conditions. The results are summarized as specific recommendations that have been handed to the National Agricultural Chamber of Ecuador from academia for the proposal of a Unified Agricultural Code established in the Ecuadorian legal hierarchy as an Organic Law.
KW - agrobiodiversity
KW - bioenergy
KW - biomass
KW - energy sovereignty
KW - food sovereignty
KW - legislation
KW - sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127719174&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/bbb.2355
DO - 10.1002/bbb.2355
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85127719174
SN - 1932-104X
VL - 16
SP - 1116
EP - 1129
JO - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
JF - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
IS - 4
ER -
