The combustion of fossil oil, natural gas, and coal has increased the CO2 content of the atmosphere by a solid 30%. As...

Carbon from biomass and carbon that is recovered and synthesized directly from the atmosphere and oceans will become...

An executive summary for Global Biochar Carbon Sink certification Biochar that was produced at pyrolysis temperatures...

To limit climate change to a temperature-rise of 2 °C, at least 220 billion metric tons of carbon must be sequestered...

Make carbon sink, not rise. Most of the world’s toilets are not connected to sewers but drain into septic systems or...

Densified wood is stronger and more resistant than titanium steel or carbon fiber composites. It could be used to build...

A growing number of farmers use Kon-Tiki kilns to produce their own biochar on-farm. However, seeing huge amounts of...

Humanity is in need of a safety net to hold us back from free fall into climate chaos. But what might this net, or more...

The Australian artist, Georgina Pollard, created an extraordinary art work using biochar and plants as material and...

An increasing number of coffee growers use biochar to improve soil fertility and resiliency, reduce dependence on...

Campfires were the first step in the evolution of slow pyrolysis reactors. Observing the play of the flames while...

Trees not only produce timber but animal fodder, nuts, fruits, pharmaceuticals, essential oils... but  shade, nitrogen...

Three years after the first 10,000 forest garden trees were planted in a Nepali mountain village and were linked to a...

Biochar was included for the first time as a promising negative emission technology (NET) in the new IPCC special...

Since the "55 Uses of Biochar" was presented nearly four years ago, the Ithaka Institute continues to outline and...

Nuts, mangos, bananas, limes, silk from mulberry leaves, essential oils, timber, animal food, perfume from tree blossoms...

Organic residuals from wastewater treatment may just be one of the world’s most renewable, yet underutilized organic...

Urban trees face various challenges which frequently lead to high tree mortality, shorter lifespans and increased...

While biochar seems a young science, Makoto Ogawa, Japan's most influential biochar researcher, looks back on his 60...

Biomass and biochar products are often described in scientific literature by weight but handled and sold in the commerci...

Before 1860, bone-boiling was a vibrant industry in the pre-Central Park of New York City. But why were they there and...

Especially in deforested regions with depleted soils, farmers are challenged to create and store enough humus to be...

The Ithaka Institute launches a global charring event for the biochar community (i.e. farmers, gardeners, industries,...

This is the first in what we hope will be a series of collaborative dialogues about how biochar can be used in post-disa...

One week after the earthquake in Nepal and thanks to the generous support of the European Biochar Community, the Nepali...

As the security of coffee supply is threatened by various climate and environmentally induced pressures, a focus on...

According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), nearly a billion people worldwide suffer from hunger...

A simple but ingenious invention finally allows each farmer and gardener, everywhere in the world, to produce for...

In South Korea, in spite of rapid industrial growth, the millennia-old tradition of using biochar has been retained....

Hypotheses of biochar’s role in the development of fertile soils have become strong arguments in favor of its intentiona...

Pack your fruits and vegetables in a biochar box, double their shelf life then compost the boxes with the leftovers...

The effect a wine cellar’s climate has on the quality and complexity of a wine has up to now been greatly underestimated...

One of our oldest preconceptions is that a cowshed inevitably stinks. But the pungent odour of liquid manure is first...

Biochar, a highly porous material produced from plant waste, is mostly used in agriculture as a soil conditioner, in...

The poultry industry is struggling more and more with livestock disease. Often this can be traced back to microbial...

90% of the biochar produced in Europe is used in livestock farming. Whether mixed with feed, added to litter or used in...

The editorial board brings together 20 distinguished personalities within the field of biochar who help us build the...

The current imbalance in the world’s carbon and nitrogen cycle is not just the main cause of climate change, but also a...

Biochar – that black charcoal like substance discussed so often in recent days for its miraculous effects on soil and...

The Biochar Journal is dedicated to the open source philosophy and all our articles are freely accessible. However, to...

The secret of Terra Preta lies not solely in its use of biochar, but rather in a societal system that has internalized...

Biochar is one of the oldest soil amendments in the history of agriculture. However, with the advent of modern agro-chem...