Bolivian researchers are taking forestry waste that otherwise would have been burnt and turning it into a carbon-dense product useful to farmers.
and methane but by creating biochar in a low-oxygen environment, the carbon is locked in a stable form that resists decay, sequestering it for hundreds of years.says biochar also has a wide variety of benefits which help mitigate additional emissions.
"For Bolivia the most important it would be the fact that by improving crop yields, it will reduce deforestation due to the fact, that the locals will no need to clear down more forest in order to compensate yield reduction due to soil degradation," he says.for its ability to retain water and nutrients in the surface soil for long periods benefits agriculture by reducing nutrients leaching from the crop root zone, potentially improving crop yields, and reducing fertilizer requirements.
Grajeda says that by using a facility in Concepción, Bolivia to recycle material that would otherwise be incinerated, this will prevent the release of 60,000 tons of CO
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