IBI Newsletter

IBI sends newsletters out to its members on a monthly basis. Archived newsletters can be found below in PDF by clicking on the titles. 

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• July 2010
  IBI 2010 updates; Announcement of Symposium in China; Biochar Briefings on the Hill (US): Practitioner Profile: Biochar Engineering Corporation; Biochar Meeting at the Gates Foundation; Biochar for Environmental Management Available to IBI Members; USBI Presentations Online; Increase your Voice in IBI; Biochar Briefs; Regional Updates: Recently published biochar research.
• June 2010
  IBI 2010 Conference updates; USDA Soil Carbon Assessment to include Biochar; Practitioner Profile: Clean Cookstoves and Biochar in Western Kenya; New IBI Publication; Biochar Briefs; Regional Updates: Recently published biochar research.
• May 2010
  IBI 2010 Conference updates; Biochar featured at White House Clean Energy Economy Forum; Biochar Provisions in American Power Act; Practitioner Profile: Burt's Greenhouses in Canada; Practitioner Profile: Heritage High; Biochar Briefs; IBI Website Highlight: Project Profiles; USBI Conference update; Regional Updates: Recently published biochar research.
• April 2010
  IBI 2010 Conference updates; Practitioner Profile: World Stove; Julie Major's trip to Cochabamba Bolivia; IBI Characterization Working Group Update; USBI Conference Announcement; Recently published biochar research; Website highlight: Biochar in the News; Regional Updates.
• March 2010
  Annoucement of call for abstracts and sponsorship opportunities for IBI2010 conference in Rio de Janeiro; IBI Survey Results; Practitioner Profile: Dynamotive; Practitioner Profile: BlueLeaf; Mexico Workshop; UKBRC 2nd Annual Conference Annoucement; MIT Study on biochar; Recently published biochar research; New biochar books: Website Highlight: Research and Education; Regional Updates.
• February 2010
  Update on the Carbon War Room biochar activities; Membership Update: Practitioner Profile: Stoves in Central America; Update on Brazil Conference September 2010; ETHOS Stoves Conference story; Biochar Stoves in Haiti; Announcing Biochar Malaysia 2010; April 2010 Biochar Workshop in Germany; Website Highlight: IBI Publications; Regional Updates.
• January 2010
  Looking ahead for IBI in the next 3 years; Membership Update: Practitioner Profile: BiGchar; Announcing the 3rd International IBI Conference in Brazil; USBI Call for Abstracts; NZ holding conference in February 2010; Japan holding 1 day Biochar Symposium March 2010; IBI Website Highlight: Biochar in Schools; Regional Updates. 
• December 2009
  Biochar and Copenhagen Update; 2009 Year in Review for IBI; Membership Drive; USBI Announces Call for Proposals for 2010 Conference: First Biochar Workshop in Malaysia.
• November 2009
  IBI and UNFCCC meetings; IBI welcomes new Advisory Committee; IBI is launching a membership drive; Practitioner's Profile Pyrolysis in Hungary; Field Trials in Australia with IBI's Jane Lynch; Biochar Conference in Beijing China; NE (USA) Biochar Conference a Success; Iowa State University to Host 2010 USBI Conference; 2009 North American Biochar Conference Proceedings Up; Share Biochar Field Trial Results with IBI: regional biochar group updates.
• October 2009
  IBI sends comments to UK Parliament; IBI welcomes new board member David Wayne; Practitioner's Profile Biochar Results in Cameroon; IBI Highlights the importance of biochar at the USDA and the World Bank; Scaling Up Community Carbon Projects Workshop in Mexico; Biochar Focus of Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences; BiocharCentral.com; NE Biochar conference a month away; IBI website highlight: FAQs; regional biochar group updates.
• September 2009
  US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduces "WECHAR" bill; updates on biochar and the UNFCCC; Biochar side event at UNCCD COP 9; New UNEP report highlights biochar; In memoriam: biochar pioneer Geoff Moxham; Practitioner's Profile 20 years of biochar in Costa Rica; invitation to join the IBI Advisory Committee; 2010 Conference date announced; IBI website highlight: bibliography; regional biochar group updates.
• August 2009
  Report on North American Biochar 2009 Conference; information on reaching out to policy makers; update on biochar in the UNFCCC process; invitation to join the IBI Advisory Committee; information on Biochar Characterization Work Group; regional biochar group updates.
• July 2009
  IBI new website release update; information on IBI AUS/NZ biochar conference; announcements of upcoming events and new resources; regional biochar group updates.
• June 2009
  Executive director Stephen Brick's monthly column; updates on IBI and UNFCCC process in Bonn; regional biochar group updates; Practitioner's Profile Dr Paul Blackwell; and May/June 2009 biochar news.   
• April 2009
  Executive director Stephen Brick's monthly column; unveiling of new biochar trials field guide; announcement of SSSA presentation availability; regional biochar group updates; Practitioner's Profile Mantria Industries LLC (November 17, 2009: updated with footnote concerning SEC filing on Mantria); and April 2009 biochar news. 
• March 2009
  Welcome to executive director Stephen Brick; updates on IBI and UNFCCC process; new information on biochar book; regional biochar group updates; new resources annoucements regarding a biochar field trials guide, a bibliographic search tool and a photo sharing site; Practitioner's Profile Pro-Natura; and March 2009 biochar news.
• February 2009
  New updates on biochar inclusion in the UNFCCC process; new information from regional biochar groups; Practitioner's Profile: Project 540 in Australia; listing of recent articles on biochar and IBI from February 2009.
• January 2009
  Updated information on May 2009 Biochar meeting in Australia; opportunity to pre-order Biochar for Environmental Management; article from the recent Ethos stove conference; listing of recent articles on biochar and IBI from December 2008 and January 2009.
• December 2008
  Updated information on activities in Poznan Poland; announcement of August 2009 North American regional IBI meeting in Colorado; detailed information on 9 country projects in developing countries; listing of recent articles on biochar and IBI from November and December 2008.
• November 2008
  Updated information on Poznan Poland activities; announcement of May 2009 Asia Pacific regional IBI meeting in Australia; James Hansen's article on Climate Change and Biochar; Wardle's reponse to Lehmann/Sohi Commentary in Science
• Special Edition: IBI Planned Activities in Poznan Poland
  Highlights from planned IBI activities at the UNCCC December 1 - 12 to include an exhibit, office, and side event.
• October 2008
  Information on the IBI 2008 conference with links to presentations and the talk by Tim Flannery, an announcement of upcoming IBI conferences, input on the proposed 6 country projects, a Practitioner's Profile of Josh Frye, and a response to a recent article in Science.
• September 2008
  Features information on the IBI 2008 Conference in Newcastle, information on hosting future IBI Conferences, an article from National Geographic, a draft policy on standardized reference biochar for discussion, and a 6 country project note for discussion at the IBI 2008 Conference.
• August 2008
  Features information on the upcoming IBI 2008 Conference in Newcastle, the June 2008 IBI Board Meeting, the Biochar Blues, and the Terra Preta exhibit at the Smithsonian.