Researchers have developed a practical and low cost method to transform agricultural waste into high quality biochar, significantly increasing its ability to store carbon and help combat climate ...

A team of agricultural and environmental scientists has developed a simple biochar based technology that can strip self toxic chemicals from pepper growing soils and restore healthy seed germination.

Biochar could scale using crops grown on abandoned land, offering a low-cost way to remove carbon and improve soil health.

A new study has developed a sustainable filtration technology that transforms microalgae waste into high-performance membranes capable of removing ...

Simon Kitol’s 25-acre farm in western Kenya teems with maize, tomatoes, and beans, but also an invasive menace: Prosopis juliflora, better known as the mathenge plant. Its long roots steal water from ...

A visiting United States advocate of biochar says closed-loop production systems can eliminate waste, improve energy efficiency and the business bottom line. "Closed loop systems, that's what I'm ...

A new study has revealed that excavated soils from urban construction sites represent a previously overlooked source of greenhouse gas emissions ...

If brownfields are the forgotten stepchildren of infrastructure, carbon markets may soon become their redemption story. Across the U.S., more than 450,000 brownfield sites, land that is potentially ...

MANILA, Philippines — Because of its wondrous benefits, the government and the private sector should jointly harness biochar as a critical component of a crop-growing strategy. This was the conclusion ...