Workshop – Biochar for Urban Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Wednesday 30th of April 2025 1:00 pm
A joint workshop with Transition Town Vincent (TTV), North Perth Community Garden (NPCG) and the Australian New Zealand Biochar Industry Group (ANZBIG)
Presenters:
- Professor Stephen Joseph, ANZBIG
- Ian Kininmonth, TTV
Soil carbon has been strongly depleted from urban soils thereby reducing soil structure, water holding capacity, biological activity and fertility. This is contributing to urban resource management problems such as increasing water use, reduced plant growth and associated canopy cover, increasing flooding risk and reducing water quality. Biochar is an engineered form of charcoal, a natural component of soil carbon, which has been scientifically demonstrated to effectively address many of these issues.
Biochar is produced from organic waste streams such as wood and has been recognised by the IPCC as a land-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technology. Its unique physical, chemical and biological qualities mean that it can added to soil (usually with other organics such as compost and microbes) to restore soil carbon and improve other qualities including soil structure, soil water holding capacity and soil biological fertility. In this way it can address a variety of urban natural resource management problems, resulting in cooler, more liveable and sustainable urban environments.
Join international biochar expert, Professor Stephen Joseph, in this interactive workshop to learn about:
- What is biochar: its features and benefits.
- Ways to make biochar.
- How to activate biochar.
- How to use biochar in the urban environment.
- Community biochar.
The workshop will include demonstration of different methods for making biochar in the urban environment.
When: Wednesday, 30th April 1-4pm
Where: North Perth Community Garden (NPCG), 10 Farmer Street, North Perth WA 6006
Cost: $20
Light refreshments will be supplied.
When
Wednesday 30th of April 2025
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Where
10 Farmer Street
North Perth ,
WA 6006
Contact
Ian Kininmonth
ian.kininmonth@ttv.org.au
0401 521 895
Event/Ticketing Links
https://events.humanitix.com/workshop-biochar-for-community-gardens
Affiliated Groups
Transition Town Vincent
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