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Biochar project wins major funding for protection of rain forests in Congo

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 The forest and its resources
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Congo basin forest deforestation biodiversity biochar climate change renewable energy Biochar Fund ADAPEL Christoph Steiner slash and burn
 
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Caption: The unique tropical rain forests of the Congo Basin.

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Credit: Johann Hari

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Caption: The unique tropical rain forests of the Congo Basin.

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Caption: The unique tropical rain forests of the Congo Basin.

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Caption: Professor Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Laureate 2004 is co-chair of the Congo Basin Forest Fund.

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Caption: The forests of the Congo Basin are home to an extraordinary plant and animal biodiversity.

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Caption: The forests of the Congo Basin are home to an extraordinary plant and animal biodiversity.

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Caption: The forests of the Congo Basin provide invaluable ecosystem services to mankind.

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Caption: According to some estimates, the forests of the Congo Basin could lose 50% of their extent within the next 20 years, if no efforts for their conservation are made.

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Forests under pressure, the use of fire

 
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Caption: Map of fire events on the African continent in the year 2005. Most of the fires are the result of the agricultural activities of susbsistence farmers.

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Credit: NASA, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Caption: Subsistence farmers who rely on the slash-and-burn technique expand into the forest. Soil depletion drives them continuously further into the forest.

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Caption: Slash-and-burn and the use of fire in agriculture is very common amongst the small farmers of the Congo Basin.

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Caption: Slash-and-burn and the use of fire in agriculture is very common amongst the small farmers of the Congo Basin.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Slash-and-burn and the use of fire in agriculture is very common amongst the small farmers of the Congo Basin.

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Caption: Slash-and-burn and the use of fire in agriculture is very common amongst the small farmers of the Congo Basin.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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 Biochar and soil fertility
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Caption: Bags of biochar made from agricultural residues, ready for use in poor soils.

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Caption: Biochar made from agricultural residues, ready for use in poor soils.

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Caption: Besides wood from secondary forests, farm residues such as weeds can be used to produce biochar.

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Caption: Besides wood from secondary forests, farm residues such as weeds can be used to produce biochar.

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Caption: Charcoal made from waste cassava stems.

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Caption: Charcoal made from wood residues obtained from secondary forests.

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Caption: Charcoal made from wood residues obtained from secondary forests.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Children show charcoal made from palm branches.

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Caption: Children show charcoal made from palm branches.

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Caption: Biochar made from palm branches, an abundant farm residue, is prepared for packaging.

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Caption: Biochar made from palm branches, an abundant farm residue, is prepared for packaging.

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Caption: Biochar made from palm branches, an abundant farm residue, ready for distribution.

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Caption: Farmer applying biochar to a poor soil.

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Caption: Farmer applying biochar to a poor soil.

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Caption: Farmer applying biochar to a poor soil.

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Caption: Farmer applying biochar to a poor soil.

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Caption: Farmers applying biochar to a poor soil.

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Caption: Farmers applying biochar to a poor soil.

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Caption: Biochar can be applied at different rates. The optimal rate depends on many factors (crop type, soil quality, soil inputs, agro-ecological conditions...)

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Most soils in the humid tropics, and in particular ferralsols and acrisols, are of low fertility, containing only limited amounts of soil organic carbon.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Without the extensive use of chemical and organic soil inputs, crops tend to have low yields in these soils. Biochar improves the efficiency of soil inputs and increases yields.

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Caption:Remarkable results from extensive field trials in Cameroon show the effectiveness of biochar. On several test plots biomass productivity was more than 200% higher on plots that received char as compared to unamended plots. More information at our dedicated project website . 

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Credit: Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Biochar can be produced from agricultural residues such as palm waste.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Biochar can be produced from agricultural residues such as palm waste.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Biochar can be produced from agricultural residues such as cassava waste.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Biochar can be produced from agricultural residues such as cassava waste.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Biochar can be produced from agricultural residues such as common weeds.

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Caption: Biochar can be produced from agricultural residues such as common weeds.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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 Food and energy security
 
 

Caption: Small-scale farming in the tropics is labor intensive. Most farmers do not have the means to invest in modern inputs like fertilizer. 

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Most households use inefficient open fires and fire wood to cook. The biochar project will help to introduce a more efficient energy system.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Lack of access to electricity is a major problem amongst the poor in Sub-Saharan Africa. The biochar project helps in providing this highly valued service.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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Caption: Food insecurity and hunger are prevalent in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The biochar project will help end the hunger crisis.

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Credit: Etchi Daniel-Jones, Laurens Rademakers

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