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Terra preta : how the world's most fertile soil can help reverse climate change and reduce world hunger : with instructions on how to make this soil at home Cover Image E-book E-book

Terra preta : how the world's most fertile soil can help reverse climate change and reduce world hunger : with instructions on how to make this soil at home

Scheub, Ute. (Author). Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956- (writer of foreword.). Pieplow, Haiko, (author.). Schmidt, Hans-Peter (Ecologist), (author.). Draper, Kathleen, (author.).

Summary: "Terra preta, meaning "black earth" in Portuguese, is a very dark, fertile soil first made by the original inhabitants of the Amazon Basin at least 2,500 years ago. According to a growing community of international scientists, this ancient soil, sometimes referred to as biochar, could solve two of the greatest problems facing the world: climate change and the hunger crisis. This comprehensive book condenses everything we know about terra preta and provides instructions for how to make it. Both passionate and practical, the book offers indispensable advice for how to create a better world from the ground up."--

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  • ISBN: 9781771641111
  • ISBN: 1771641118
  • ISBN: 9781771641128
  • ISBN: 1771641126
  • Physical Description: remote
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  • Publisher: Vancouver ; Greystone Books, 2016.

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CatMonthString:february.18
Translation of: Terra Preta : die schwarze Revolution aus dem Regenwald.
Includes index.

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Subject: Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
Carbon sequestration
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Biochar
Soil fertility
Climate change mitigation
Soil amendments
Charcoal
Climate change mitigation
Biochar
Soil fertility
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- General
Agriculture -- Environmental aspects
Soil amendments
Charcoal
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Summary: "Terra preta, meaning "black earth" in Portuguese, is a very dark, fertile soil first made by the original inhabitants of the Amazon Basin at least 2,500 years ago. According to a growing community of international scientists, this ancient soil, sometimes referred to as biochar, could solve two of the greatest problems facing the world: climate change and the hunger crisis. This comprehensive book condenses everything we know about terra preta and provides instructions for how to make it. Both passionate and practical, the book offers indispensable advice for how to create a better world from the ground up."--
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