BNNZ has shared some ideas related avoiding some of the environmental impacts associated with the biomass residue removal process that is underway in Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and other parts of NZ affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. This document has been shared … Continue reading
Thank you Peter Winsley for this timely contribution in support of biochar in NZ. AND do follow the reference to Phil Steven’s article (which is new to me and also remains extremely relevant to our current situation). … Continue reading
I’ve attended one of the virtual HWEN road shows and today, a followup Q&A session. I managed to squeeze in two short biochar related Qs from my phone. Both Qs were answered by Dr Jacqueline Roweth: 1.) “Biochar can be … Continue reading
NZAGRC has recently shared a report covering their progress in 2021. The report does mention biochar on pg30… I posted on this MPI commissioned report here: https://soilcarbon.org.nz/important-new-report-for-nz/ I can’t recall seeing any synopsis coming from the Wellington presentation but I … Continue reading
It looks like this was released on 17May but it has only just come to my attention.The report is dated December 2020 so it has been floating about for awhile.I hear that it will be discussed in Wellington on 10June.I … Continue reading
This video is available from the Royal Society of NZ website. I provided notice of this on the ABE FB page back on 9 March 2018, as I was aware that Annette Cowie was a speaker and she has been … Continue reading
What should we do about climate change? A thoughtful new essay on climate change… and a mention on biochar. Peter has a long history with biochar in NZ, dating back (at least) to the his 2007 paper ‘Biochar and bio-energy production … Continue reading
Dr Carolyn Hedley from Landcare Research has contributed to the above report, dated April 2017. We did not hear much from the past government on their (any) commitment to 4per1000. I’m keen to find out more on where NZ is … Continue reading
It would be great to get access to this report and assess their conclusion that “Biochar addition could possibly increase soil carbon stocks but it is not yet an economical option for large-scale application in New Zealand.” Management practices to … Continue reading
I’ve posted before on Royal Society discussion on biochar (try a search on ‘royal society’). I missed this important report [linked here] when it was released last year. A search on ‘biochar’ in the report pulls some results. Here are … Continue reading