Sustainability indicators for bioenergy generation from Amazon׳s non-woody native biomass sources

Josmar Almeida Flores; Odorico Konrad; Cíntia Rosina Flores; Nádia Teresinha Schroder

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.022

Sustainability indicators for bioenergy generation from Amazon׳s non-woody native biomass sources

Data Brief. 2018 Nov 14:21:1900-1908. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.022. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Authors

Josmar Almeida Flores¹, Odorico Konrad¹, Cíntia Rosina Flores², Nádia Teresinha Schroder³

Affiliations

¹ Graduate Program in Environment and Development, Universidade do Vale do Taquari, Lajeado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
² Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil.
³ Graduate Program in Health Promotion, Human Development, and Society, Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Abstract

This data article focuses on sustainability indicators for bioenergy generation from Brazilian Amazon׳s non-woody native biomass sources, considered to be modern forms of biomass. In the construction of the indicators, the Indicator-based Framework for Evaluation of Natural Resource Management Systems (MESMIS, from the original Spanish) method was used, with the application of the seven sustainability attributes to identify critical points and limiting and favorable factors for sustainability. The data yielded a list of 29 indicators distributed across 27 critical points, selected from three system evaluation areas: 11 environmental indicators, 11 social indicators, and 7 economic indicators.

Keywords: Bioenergy; Brazilian Amazon; Indicators; Non-wood biomass; Sustainability.