In August, I had the opportunity to represent the International Biochar Initiative virtually at the 2nd Latin American Biochar Congress in Bogotá, Colombia.

I joined the Congress to give two presentations and was glad to have the opportunity to contribute to the conversations taking place around the development and growing interest in…

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What changes when we think about biochar as a system, not just a product? 🌱

That’s the question at the center of our upcoming webinar with Landscape Alliance – CIFOR & ICRAF webinar on September 9: Biochar: Multiple Benefits in Socio-Ecological Systems.

We’ll be looking beyond any single application of biochar to explore how it can fit into…

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The biochar industry should insist on rigorous MRV, but that rigor should not be translated into the greatest conceivable monitoring burden. The appropriate standard should be proportional to the demonstrated risk. Sometimes it seems to me that environmentalists eat their young. We want to show high integrity but what we end up with is…

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NEW FEATURE: As a member, you now have exclusive access to submit events on our site (2,000 visits per month). We’re building the go-to biochar calendar – something we haven’t been able to find.
📆Add your webinar, conference, or other event here. You can submit an event at any time.

We’ll review submissions before they’re published. Thanks to the…

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Hi everyone,

We’re sharing a procurement opportunity from IBI member Prolade, a sustainable palm oil producer based in Tabasco, Mexico. They’ve opened a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the turnkey design, supply, installation, and commissioning of a Puro.earth-compatible biochar production plant, processing oil palm residues — empty fruit bunches…

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In a recent opinion piece published by Carbon Herald, Jan-Willem Bode, President of Puro.earth, argues that the recently released Science Based Targets initiative Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2.0 could significantly increase demand for biochar as an insetting solution within corporate supply chains.

According to Bode, the introduction of the…

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Recent LinkedIn posts by Tristan Springer (Valorize Systems) and David Hughes (PlantVillage+) raise an important question for the biochar carbon removal community: Are current MRV requirements always grounded in empirical evidence, or are some based on precautionary assumptions that may unnecessarily constrain market development?

Springer points…

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A few months back, we talked about how the biochar sector was getting more structured as projects, buyers, and standards matured.

Looking across the Q2 2026 Industrial Round-Up and Market Intelligence Brief, the next step is becoming clear: the conversation has moved from building the market to operating within it.

Commercial-scale projects…

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Welcome Emel! Glad to have you as part of the IBI community.

Değerli IBI Ekibi ve Değerli Üyeler,

Uluslararası Biyokömür Girişimi topluluğuna profesyonel bir üye olarak katılmaktan büyük heyecan duyuyorum.

Uzun süredir endüstriyel sürdürülebilirlik çalışmaları ve küresel raporlama çerçeveleriyle yakından ilgileniyorum; bu kapsamda GRI üyesi olarak da aktif rol alıyorum. İklim eyleminin aciliyeti ve…

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This morning we shared the second edition of the report with the community: 930 voices across 96 countries, all pointing at where biochar is headed.

The headline: the sector roughly tripled since 2023, reaching 520,810 mt. But the finding that stuck with me is what hasn’t moved, the same barriers from two years ago are still the ones holding…

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Wahooo! We’re so excited to give you all early access to the report.

It’s here. Members, this one’s yours first.

The 2025 Global Biochar Market Report will be live today— and if you’re an IBI member, you have 72 hours before the rest of the world sees it.

Here’s what we found:

• → Global production hit 549,700 mt — up 70% CAGR since 2023
• → Asia overtook North America as the leading production region
• → Africa is the…

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Hello, Dr Phiri. My name is John Hofmeyr. biochar@global.co.za and 083-956-0407 and 011-788-7040.

I understand that you are a member of the International Biochar Initiative. If yes, please contact me urgently about Bio360 Africa Galagher Conference Centre 17-18 June 2026.

Hola mi nombre es Luz Maria Hidalgo soy parte del equipo de Tectocarbon, productores de biocarbon en Ecuador . Estoy buscando horno pirolitocos moviles,quisiera saber si alguien de la comunidad tiene experiencia con este tipo de hornos y me puede recomendar.

Mi correo es lhidalgo@tectocarbon.com

Muchas gracias!!

Hi all,

glad to be here.

My name is Simeon, I’m based in Stuttgart, Germany, working with Solidaridad on climate solutions, among them biochar with smallholder farmers. Our projects are currently located in 14+ countries, and at the moment, our Carbon work is focused in Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda.

What brought me here: The agronomic benefits — water…

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Hello everyone,

My name is Domenika, and I am part of the team at Pyronexus, based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Pyronexus combines engineering expertise with hands-on execution to deliver high-performance biochar production systems. We specialize in waste-to-energy solutions, transforming biomass residues into valuable carbon products while…

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Hi all,

We’re working with a client who is considering buying a large-scale industrial installation.

Problem is that they have never seen one in action, anyone willing to host a visit? LATAM focus but anywhere in the world is possible

Hi all,

We’re working with a client who is considering buying a large-scale industrial installation.

Problem is that they have never seen one in action, anyone willing to host a visit? LATAM focus but anywhere in the world is possible

Hi everyone, great to be here.

I’m Paul Préaux, co-founder of BioFlux Earth, currently based in Lisbon Portugal. Currently working on biochar projects across Latin America, Africa, and South Asia.

At BioFlux we work end-to-end: from feedstock assessment and technology selection through to certification, MRV, and commercialisation. A lot of…

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Hello everyone.

My name is Zebron Phiri, and I am based in Johannesburg, South Africa. I hold a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, with research interests spanning biochar engineering, carbonaceous materials, wastewater treatment, environmental remediation, and sustainable energy systems.

What drew me to biochar is its incredible versatility…

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Hello everyone!

I am Ali Demirci, and I am very excited to join the IBI community. I reside in Türkiye.My dedication to the circular economy, sustainable agriculture, and practical carbon capture solutions has driven my focus toward biochar. Currently, I am conducting my Master’s research at Samsun Ondokuz Mayıs University (OMÜ), where I study…

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Welcome to the IBI member Forum! 🌏

It’s great to have you here. Your next step is to make a comment below 👇 so we can get to know you better. Feel free to use these prompts to get you started:

• Where are you based?
• What brought you to biochar?
• What are you currently working on?
• What challenge are you most interested in solving?

Bonus:
Share…

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