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New paper on biochar nutrient & pollution management
Biochar suppresses N2O emissions while maintaining N availability in a sandy loam soil Sean D.C. Casea, b, Niall P. McNamaraa, David S. Reayb, Andy W. Stotta, Helen K. Granta, Jeanette Whitakera, , a Centre for […]
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Wilding pine management solutions
Wilding pine is an invasive species that has infested over 800,000Ha in the SI and 300,000Ha in the north (2007). The NZ Wilding Conifer Management Group website is a focal point […]
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1million Euro for Stockholm biochar project
Bloomberg Philanthropies today announced the winners in its 2014 Mayors Challenge, an ideas competition that encourages cities to generate innovative ideas that solve major challenges and improve city life and […]
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Carbon farming in Oz
Direct Action set to deliver carbon credits to farmers “Farming groups are pushing ahead with plans for projects to store carbon in soil, after the Federal Government approved a methodology […]
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Missed MPI funding opportunity?
The Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change (SLMACC) research programme… http://www.mpi.govt.nz/environment-natural-resources/funding-programmes/slmacc-research-programme Theme 2: Mitigation of agricultural and forestry greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions Theme 2 specifically lists biochar and soil carbon […]
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Rocket scientist makes case for biochar industry
Rocket scientist, Paul Taylor makes a case for biochar industry in Australia (ABC radio, 11Mar14, 13min). http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-03/rural-tas-biochar-revolution/5312920
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Climate Change Workshop
You may be aware that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released new assessment reports described as… Working Group II – Impacts, Adaptation & Vulnerability Working Group III – […]
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NZ Royal Society on biochar
I’ve been exploring the NZRS website, searching their history on biochar reporting. A search on ‘biochar’ on their website pulls information back to 2007. I list and link some of […]
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Biochar – The Next Stage In Climate Action
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Keeping it Pure
Last night, Prime TV aired the third episode of ‘Keeping it Pure’ which was focused on water… “Most of New Zealand’s monitored waterways are polluted, but how has this happened […]