IBI Publications

Please feel free to download any of the materials below and use them for handouts, articles, more information, etc. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@biochar-international.org.

Biochar for Environmental Management: book published 2009

This all encompassing book on biochar, Biochar for Environmental Management, is edited by IBI Board members Johannes Lehmann and Stephen Joseph. The volume explores a diverse set of aspects needed to advance the application of biochar for environmental management. Authors with expertise in the basic sciences as well as economics, marketing and policy summarize our current knowledge and provide a roadmap for future research and development of biochar.

Biochar Fact Sheets by IBI

One-page documents on the IBI, biochar, biochar use in soils, biochar production, environmental benefits of biochar, and carbon sequestration potential.

• Information on the IBI
• What is Biochar?
• Biochar Use in Soil
• Biochar Production
• Environmental Benefits of Biochar
• Carbon Sequestration Potential

IBI Research Summaries

• Biochar Impact on Soil Carbon Losses
• Biochar Recalcitrance in Soil
• Impact of Biochar on Soil Moisture
• Soil Improvement from Application of Biochar

IBI Information Papers

More information on biochar, a technology and terminology white paper on biochar production, and a discussion on how much carbon can biochar offset including models and timelines.

• Biochar White Paper
• Biochar Production Technology and Terminology
• Biochar Carbon Offset Potential
• Biochar and International Policy "Biochar in the UNFCCC Process"