Congratulations to Marta Camps Arbestain, Associate Professor Biochar & Soil Science Research at Massey University, who has been appointed as Chair for the IBI board. It is an impressive lineup of biochar experts on the board. The only NZ connection … Continue reading
Biochar applications to the NZ soil are not currently controlled in any way (as far as I know). This is not the case in a growing number of countries and jurisdictions. I am aware that there are rules or controls … Continue reading
The demise of New Zealand’s freshwaters: politics and science “Dr Mike Joy gives the 2014 Charles Fleming Lecture for the Royal Society of New Zealand as the 2013 recipient of the Charles Fleming Award for Environmental Achievement” The demise of … Continue reading
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
Switzerland has become the first country in Europe to officially approve the use of certified biochar in agriculture, with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture issuing its approval on 23 April 2013. In it, the Delinat Institute is given responsibility for … Continue reading
“Deep soils store up to five times more carbon than is commonly reported, a new study by Murdoch University and Cranfield University in the UK has found. Soil locks in greenhouse gases by storing carbon, making it a crucial player … Continue reading
Brian Cartwright on the “biochar multiplier factor”. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/biochar-policy/message/4748 … Continue reading