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to organise a workshop in Essex to establish the methodology for carbon balance measurements;

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to determine the carbon balance of the E. polystachya ecosystem in the Amazon basin and investigate how its removal alters the carbon balance of the region;

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to determine the carbon balance of papyrus-dominated swamps in Africa and the effect of harvesting the aerial vegetation on the carbon balance;

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to organise a workshop in Dublin to review with The Biocomposite Centre, Bangor the utilisation of emergent vegetation;

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to determine the extent to which E. polystachya may be utilised as an animal feed and provide a sustainable source of fodder;

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to determine how the papyrus vegetation can be utilised when harvested regularly.