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BeBi Agricultural and Environmental Benefits from Biochar use in ACP Countries |
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BeBi Agricultural and Environmental Benefits from Biochar use in ACP Countries - Final Conference FAO, RomeSeptember 6, 2013 webpage of the organizers
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The 1st FOREBIOM Workshop |
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Biochar is seen as a potential solution for mitigating climate change. In theory, additional carbon might be sequestered when using biochar as a soil amendment and the process heat during pyrolysis is directly used or converted to electricity via ORC. Bio-oil might be used alternatively to substitute fossil fuels. However, a range of issues is still not clear and further research is needed in various disciplines. The first FOREBIOM workshop, organized back-to-back with the European Geosciences Union General Assembly (7th - 12. April 2013) aims at assessing the potential of biochar production for energy and subsequently as an soil amendment to improve soil properties. Current research is presented by internationally recognized researchers from leading institutions (UK biochar research center, GFZ Potsdam, IIASA, AIT...) and target areas of increased need for further research will be identified.
Participation is free of charge! Scientific programme, conference registration and and abstract submission at the workshop webpage |
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1st Mediterranean Biochar Symposium |
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Joint FAO IAEA Conference, July 2012 |
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International Conference on Managing Soils for Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation, Vienna Austria, 23-27 July 2012
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European Special Committee on Agriculture |
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The Informal Ministers meeting on agriculture and rural development
gathered Ministers from the EU Member States and candidate countries
together with the EU Commissioner for Agricultural and Rural
Development, the Chair of the European Parliament Committee on
Agricultural and Rural Development and members of the Special Committee
on Agriculture. The purpose was to have informal debates on current
agricultural issues and the presidency has arranged a visit to
BalckCarbon for the Special Committee on Agriculure.
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Thomas Harttung explains how sustainable land management can maximize carbon sequestration in landscapes (green carbon) |
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| Lone Telling counts greenhouse gas emissions, avoided emissions and sequestered carbon |
Christoph Steiner explains Biochar Carbon Sequestration, carbon negative energy and how to link bio-energy with sustainable land use.
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Informal Meeting of Ministers for Environment |
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April 18, 2012, Horsens, Denmark
During the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Environment, ministers visited Barritskov and BlackCarbon - a very innovative approach to sustainability.
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| The Ministers received an introduction to biochar carbon sequestration |
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| peat substitution with biochar |
Ida Auken, Minister of Environment Denmark takes a handful of carbon |
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HRH Prince Charles Visit of Barritskov Farm |
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Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Visit Barritskov Farm
March 27, 2012
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| His Royal Highness visits the BlackCabon CHP biochar unit |
Biochar uses as growing media and growing media additive |
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| Planted in pure biochar |
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Pictures from the local press |
| Seedlings in pure biochar |
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Nordic Biochar Conference 2011 |
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United Nations Climate Change Conference Cancun - COP 16 / CMP 6 |
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Biochar Hangzhou, China Oct, 2010 |
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The International Symposium on Environmental Behavior and Effects of Biomass-Derived Charcoal
 Hangzhou, China
October 10 and 11, 2010
Host organizations:
Zhejiang University
China National Research Center of Bamboo
Institute of Soil Science Research, China Academy of Science
Presentation: Biochar - Ancient Origins Modern Solutions
Most presentations can be downloaded from the IBI webpage
In Hangzhou, China, participants could visit a "charcoal" shop and discover unexpected new uses (non-fuel use) of biochar. Larger images in the gallery .
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The Charcoal Shop in Hangzhou
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A charcoal toothbrush
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Charcoal socks
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Dental hygiene with charcoal
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Charcoal toothpaste
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Charcoal toothpaste
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Pore deep charcoal strip for nose care
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3rd International Biochar Conference |
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Northeast Biochar Symposium 2009 |
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The Northeast Biochar Symposium 2009 highlighted current biochar research and technological advances and provided vital information to public officials, researchers, farmers and landscape professionals, green industry businesses, and sustainable energy professionals.
This comprehensive symposium presented clear, practical, professional, science-based information
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Click here for presentations, schedule, etc
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XVI International Oil Palm Conference and Expopalma |
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2009 FPPC Technology Summit |
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Theme: “Sustainability and Utilizing Renewable Resources at the Farm”
August 26th – 28th, 2009
St. Petersburg, Florida
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North American Biochar Conference 2009 |
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The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan, 1-12 December 2008 |
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Information note: Use of biochar (charcoal) to replenish soil carbon pools, restore soil fertility and sequester CO2
Submission by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
4th Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the
Convention (AWG-LCA 4), Poznan, 1-10 December 2008
Our biochar proposal submitted to COP-14 in Poland (UN Climate Change Conference) was accepted by the UNFCCC for the dialogue for the post 2012 climate regime. This is an important step towards UN certified emissions reductions (CER) and clean development mechanism (CDM) projects.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) AfricaViewPoint encourage that African countries negotiate the inclusion of biochar tehcnniques as approved methodologies in the CDM.
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2nd inernational Biochar Conference 2008 |
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September 8-10
Newcastle-Gateshead, UK
The Conference will explore prospects for biochar as a stable means of soil carbon storage and the only carbon-negative biomass energy production system.
Conference Flyer (pdf)
www.biochar-international.org
Goodpeed Kopolo (UNCCD) delineated the UNCCD biochar initiative, important previous achievements and urgent policy actions to include biochar carbon sequestration in the post-2012 climate change regime.
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 The Africa Carbon Forum with the intention to improve the
level of participation in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
UNFCCC Secretariat in collaboration with:
The International Emissions Trading
Association (IETA)
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
The United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The World Bank
And the African
Development Bank
The prospects for biochar carbon sequestration and urgent policy actions to include biochar in the CDM mechanism along with afforestation and reforestation was presented
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Africa Carbon Forum Bulletin - A Summary Report of the African Carbon Forum (pdf)
Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
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16th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) 2008 |
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United Nations Climate Change Conference - Bali 2007 |
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 Biochar
and charcoal carbon capture at the United Nations Climate Change Conference - Bali,
3 - 14 December 2007! (UNFCCC)
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Conference brought together representatives of over 180 countries together with
observers from intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations, and the
media.
UNCCD: Sustainable land management for adaptation to climate change
Presented by the UNCCD
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"Sustainable land management is a key issue to address climate change in the post 2012 climate regime. A key item is biochar"
The Earth Negotiations Bulletin on the side (ENBOTS, pdf )
The Earth Negotiations Bulletin on the side (ENBOTS, html )
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MEA Bulletin
A newsletter on the activities of key multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and their secretariats, Issue No. 38, Thursday, 20 December 2007, Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
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UNCCD Side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference Bali,
13 December 2007. more..
Format of the side event
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First Biochar Conference 2004 |
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Energy & Agricultural Carbon Utilization - sustainable alternatives to sequestration
Conference at the University of Georgia, 10-11 June, 2004
The Energy and Carbon Utilization Symposium held
at the University of Georgia June 10-11 2004 brought energy producers
and policy makers with agricultural ecologists, soil scientists,
engineers and private-sector companies from around the world together.
For the first time, the symposium offered a platform to present and
discuss findings on sustainable energy and biochar carbon
sequestration. Based on the anthropogenic Amazonian dark earths, known
as Terra the feasibility of its replication and biochar carbon
sequestration was discussed within an interdisciplinary group.
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First Terra Preta Workshop 2002 |
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