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Links to Articles and More Information on Char

As new information is always coming out, IBI appreciates updates on recently published articles and papers.  Please send any new information or links to new articles to info@biochar-international.org for posting.

 
More Carbon for Soils More Carbon for Crops - Carbon Negative Farming with Bio Char
Beyond Zero Emissions interviews Dr Lukas Van Zwietan, senior research scientist of the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI), on biochar.  To link to the interview or listen to the podcast,
click here.
  Listen to National Public Radio (NPR) article: Charcoal May Help Improve Soil Quality from April 11, 2008.  Researchers say that adding charcoal to soil may provide more benefits for long-term soil quality than compost or manure....to hear the complete story, Click here
 
Photo courtesy of Richard Haard
Charcoal in agriculture: Experimental research at Fourth Corner Nurseries: Link to the article by Richard Haard.

http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/haard4cncharcoalreportjan07

and a followup piece here:

http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/haard4cncharcoalreportjan11
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Stephan M Haefele, "Black Soil, Green Rice", Rice Today Magazine, 2007

The Australian Broadcast Corp (ABC) recently aired a segment on Agrichar on Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 8:00 pm.  See the ABC Catalyst website for more information by clicking here.  The link contains an article, the 11 minute segment, and a transcript of the program.  Much of the program was filmed during the 2007 IAI Conference in Terrigal, NSW, Australia.

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Johannes Lehmann, "Bio-energy in the Black", Frontiers in Ecology, 2007
Char used as potting soil. Photo courtesy of Robert Flanagan
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Kelpie Wilson, "Terra Preta", Yoga and Joyful Living Magazine, Sept/Oct 2007
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Rebecca Renner, "Rethinking biochar", Environmental Science and Technology, September 2007
Spreading Char on fields in Washington State, United States. Photo courtesy of Richard Hard
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Johannes Lehmann, "A Handful of Carbon", Nature Magazine, May 2007

Link to Scientific American, May 2007, "Special Report: Inspired by Ancient Amazonians, a Plan to Convert Trash into Environmental Treasure"

Link to Waste Management and the Environment, February 2007, by Ron Wainberg and Adriana Downie: "The Pay Dirt of El Dorado"
 
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Emma Marris, Nature Magazine 2006, "Black is the New Green"
Spreading Char on crops in Washington State, United States. Photo courtesy of Richard Hard
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Lehmann, Gaunt and Rondon, "Bio-char Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems--A Review", 2006
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Letters to the Editor in Response to Nature 2006 Article
 
Biochar as a soil amendment in Brazil. Photo courtesy of Gertjan Becx of the Resilience Foundation
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B. Harder, "Smoldered Earth Policy", Sciencenews.org, 2006
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David Chandler, "Down-to-earth Fix for the Carbon Crisis", New Scientist, 2006
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Yvonne Baskin, Notes from the 2006 AAAS Annual Meeting
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