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ORGANIZATIONS

The International Biochar Initiative (IBI) provides for the international exchange of information and activities in support of biochar research, development, demonstration and commercialization. It advocates biochar research and applications around the world.Learn more at www.biochar-international.org

New Carbon Economy- A worldside team of dedicated biochar enthusiasts including Lloyd Helferty (the Canadian Biochar Initiative) and Victoria Kamsler ( Worldstove in Haiti) have launched a new campaign called The Huntsville Project. The purpose of this campaign is to inform the global public about Biochar, one of the most promising developments in our fight against climate change. They are asking global leaders to support this important new clean technology. On June 25, 2010 the G8 summit will meet in Huntsville Ontario. On June 26 and 27 the G20 summit will then meet in Toronto. Their goal is to publicize and gain support for Biochar and Biochar Offsets. They want to help implement and scale up the global Biochar Industry by creating public awareness and new markets for Biochar. They are asking G8 and G20 delegations to make a committment to recognizing Biochar carbon sequestration and offsetting with Biochar. Their website features a public petition. You are encouraged to sign their "Huntsville Petition" and help put Biochar on the global agenda. To learn more please visit them at www.newcarboneconomy.info

Biochar Products is in the early stages of developing a 10 dry ton per day (DTPD) mobile biochar demonstration plant near Halfway, Oregon. They have also been contacted by the U.S. Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station, out of mIssoul, Montana, about setting up a 1-5 DTPD biochar plant for a study of a commercial biochar plant. For further information about this and other projects please visit their website.

The International Lifeline Fund is working to provide carbon-negative "Lucia" stoves (little biochar makers) to the people of Haiti. Since the earthquake there is virtually no charcoal. Those who cannot afford wood or charcoal have no means to cook their food or boil water. Lifeline will assist in the establishment of stove production centers run by local Haitian entrepeneurs, which will create jobs for the people of Haiti while at the same time saving what's left of its decimated environment. To learn more anout this organization and how you can help click here.

The Biochar Fund is an organization working mostly in poor African farming communities. They bring biochar technology to these impoverished areas to increase crop yields in a more sustainable way while increasing the value of the crops. To learn more click here.

Learn more about the Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project.

You can also visit the Canadian Biochar Initiative at www.biochar.ca

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USEFUL LINKS

To view session presentations, papers and session specific video files from the North American Biochar Conference held at the University of Colorado Boulder August 9-12, 2009 click here.

To read about biochar on Wikipedia click here.

Biochar.org is an information site that also provides consulting.

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RESEARCH

KeySoil draws upon decades of soils research and combines this with exciting recent developments in our understanding of how organic matter is broken down when added to soil as well as the social and economic dimensions of soil management. The organization's research has shown significant potential for both improved agricultural performance and environmental protection through the better management of soil and the organic matter resources that are crucial to its performance. Learn more at www.keysoil.com/home

Cornell University: Soil Biogeochemistry - Biochar

Cornell University: Preta de Indio

Cornell University: "Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal - a review"

Cornell University: "A handful of carbon"

Cornell University: "Bio-char sequestration in terrestrial ecosystems - a review"

Cornell University: "Bio-energy in the black"

Cornell University: "Bio-char soil management on highly weathered soil in the humid tropics"

Cornell University: "Nutrient availability and leaching in an archaeological Anthrosol and a Ferralsol of the Central Amazon Basin: fertilizer, manure and charcoal amendments"

Cornell University: "Black carbon increases cation exchange capacity in soils"

Cornell University: "Black is the new green"

Cornell University: "Mycorrhizal responses to biochar in soil - concepts and mechanisms"

University of Georgia: Biorefining and Carbon Cycling Program - Terra Preta

University of Bayreuth: Institute of Soil Science and Soil Geography - Terra Preta

International Soil Reference and Information Centre - www.isric.org

Biochar Fund: "Target Atmospheric CO2:Where Should Humanity Aim?" To read the supporting documents for this article click here.

International Biochar Initiative: "Biochar trials aim to enrich soil for smallholders"

International Rice Research Institute: "Black Soil, Green Rice"

"Biochar as a soil amendment - A review of the environmental implications"

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BLOGS

For discussions, information or to share information with biochar enthusiasts and practitioners throughout the Northwest please visit the Pacific Northwest Biochar Initiative Group.

Terra Preta Bioenergy Mailing List is a discussion forum where experts convene to exchange information on terra preta research and its modern variant, biochar. This also includes data about field experiments.

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*USBI provides the following links as helpful resources; USBI is not resposible for the content of any of these third-party websites.