| Description |
xiv, 209 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Losing the rrcipe. The Roots of a predicament ; Sombroek's vision ; Conquistadors ; El Dorado ; The Great White Way ; The view from the bluff ; Confederados ; Hartt's breakthrough ; City Z -- Agriculture and climate. Making sand ; The moldboard ; Changing the paradigm ; The Amazon and the Ice Age ; Predicting climate's meander -- Capturing carbon. Carbon farming ; Understanding soil ; The Soil food web ; The role of ruminants ; Compost ; Tea craft and designer biochar ; From biochar to Terra Preta ; Making charcoal ; Stove wars -- Gardening the Earth. Milpas ; Chinampas ; Trees ; The power of youth ; Greening the desert ; Sahara forest ; Drey's challenge -- At the turning point. The biochar critique ; Carbon trading ; The International biochar initiative ; Permaculture marines ; Carbon-negative communities. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Examines the role of biochar, created by burning biomass in the absence of oxygen, in withholding carbon from the atmosphere while building soil fertility. |
| Subject |
Charcoal.
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Charcoal. |
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Soil amendments.
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Soil amendments. |
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Carbon sequestration.
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Carbon sequestration. |
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Agriculture -- Environmental aspects.
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Agriculture -- Environmental aspects. |
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Climatic changes.
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Climatic changes. |
| ISBN |
9780865716773 |
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0865716773 |
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9781550924596 eISBN |
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