Carbon Drawdown Solutions Presents The many benefits of bamboo: The biochar biomass of choice! Carbon Drawdown Solutions Presents The many benefits of bamboo: The biochar biomass of choice!
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Carbon Drawdown Solutions Presents The many benefits of bamboo: The biochar biomass of choice!
Carbon Drawdown Solutions Presents The many benefits of bamboo: The biochar biomass of choice!
If you don’t know bambooIf you don’t know bamboo
Prepare toPrepare to
Fall in loveFall in love
With a gift from NatureWith a gift from Nature
And a climate change heroAnd a climate change hero
It regreens the earthIt regreens the earth
It matures in 5 years It matures in 5 years
It is harvested every year thereafterIt is harvested every year thereafter
It controls erosion along rivers & on steep hills It controls erosion along rivers & on steep hills
It is a pioneer plant
It is a pioneer plant
Which means it will turn poor soilWhich means it will turn poor soil
Into rich soil – see earthworm castingsInto rich soil – see earthworm castings
Earthworms and microbes love leaf litterEarthworms and microbes love leaf litter
It establishes w/o herbicidesIt establishes w/o herbicides
By out growingits neighbors
By out growingits neighbors
5 years later5 years later
It creates a nice understoryIt creates a nice understory
Many species are nitrogen fixersMany species are nitrogen fixers
It moderates water cyclesIt moderates water cycles
It yields nearly 1 ton/ha food from routine thinning
It yields nearly 1 ton/ha food from routine thinning
It fosters bio-diversityIt fosters bio-diversity
Dryland bamboo thrives on only 17” of rain/yr Dryland bamboo thrives on only 17” of rain/yr