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The border between Haiti (left) and the Dominican Republic highlights the relative deforestation of Haiti.
Photograph courtesy NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
"Many of Haiti‘s people, the poorest in the Americas, routinely cut down trees for fuel—either to burn „raw“ or turn into charcoal. As a result, the destruction of Haiti‘s natural forests is almost total, making the Caribbean country one of the most deforested in the world. As Haiti‘s trees have disappeared, landslides have become a major concern, especially during the rainy season, and the destabilizing effects of an earthquake on soil only worsen the problem".
See: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/01/100114-haiti-earthquake-landslides
Biochar can play a key role in meeting critical needs in Haiti:
- Food security: up to 220% yield increase demonstrated for maize crops in degraded soils in tropics http://www.biocharfund.org
- Efficient fuel use/ending deforestation: with biochar it is no longer necessary to destroy the country’s forests to get enough fuel for people’s daily needs.
- Waste reduction: Not only agricultural wastes, but building debris, plastics and municipal wastes can be used in different types of pyrolysis processes that can be optimized for energy production.
- Sanitation: The Bain Foundation is developing a large project for sanitation and composting toilets. Biochar can make the toilets smell free and greatly increase the fertility of the resulting compost.
- Safe stoves solution:. Some biochar stoves can cook for a family of 5 for a day with a handful of biomass fuel.
- Reforestation: Haiti is one of the most severely deforested places on earth, a main cause of the critical clean water shortage, possibly Haiti’s worst development problem even before the quake struck. Integrated biochar agroforestry can help solve that problem.
In essence, the full range of biochar “co-benefits” are immediately applicable to relief and reconstruction efforts in Haiti. Several companies are on the ground in Haiti producing stoves and building local business opportunities for the people of Haiti. including WorldStove, Meldyniqe and Miombo . NGOs likeOhio State University’s Haiti Biochar and SOIL are also involved. Through Biochar Haiti, a subgroup of the Biochar Offsets Group on LinkedIn, we have created a network for partnership and information sharing. With the right support from business, policy makers and members of the global public, we can scale up a biochar industry in Haiti and prove the benefits of biochar in ways that can be replicated in many developing countries.
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5 - WorldStove: RT @GreenGlobalTrvl: Interview w/@gaslandmovie director Josh Fox, who was arrested last night, about hydraulic fracturing. #eco #Sustain ...
6 - WorldStove: Haiti - Diplomacy : #Haiti becomes a member of the African Union! :) http://t.co/ftkcWISD
7 - WorldStove: RT @guardianeco: Republicans step up attacks on Obama's green agenda http://t.co/rktTDe9S
8 - WorldStove: @gwatsky the new tune and video are wicked awesome! the world needs more watsky
9 - WorldStove: Live Q&A today with @BillGates at 5:15pm EST! Send your Qs using #askbillg
10 - WorldStove: how do we help the @unfoundation meet the goal of 100million stoves by 2020? http://t.co/jHh9NoLu @cookstoves @chefjoseandres @peaksurfer
11 - WorldStove: RT @abcnews: Quake strikes off coast of Vanuatu http://t.co/8xh5NACM
12 - WorldStove: RT @HaitiNoBorder: Haiti's Largest Urban Community Garden, “Jaden Tap Tap ...: The Tap Tap Garden is Haiti's largest urban garden c... h ...
13 - WorldStove: RT @GuardianSustBiz: "The idea of social enterprise has moved from an idea to a niche to a movement" #joinourcore
14 - WorldStove: RT @chefjoseandres: A3 world central kitchen will feed people in a social biz way! Creating systems that will last... #ChefsMakeChange
15 - WorldStove: RT @chefjoseandres: A4 1000 people giving 100$ gets us a solar refrigerator that gives hope to strawberry farmers in the mountains of ha ...
16 - WorldStove: RT @wef: 89 percent of young people want a job that helps to change the world for the better- @GlobalShapers @AriaIrene #4mygen #WEF
17 - WorldStove: RT @WePay: RT @ewoyke: WePay - The Online Payment Startup Behind Occupy Wall Street http://t.co/scIKhpxB
18 - WorldStove: the pioneering developer of the Kenyan Ceramic #Jiko, Maxwell Kinyanjui, died peacefully on Jan. 24th. http://t.co/0nO1PTYo @cookstoves
19 - WorldStove: Dave came to help, now he needs help. please read and share https://t.co/fi4I2P6G #Haiti
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1 - WorldStove: @The_GAWDS happy to talk about collaborative options!
WorldStove: @The_GAWDS happy to talk about collaborative options!
2/5/2012 2:52:27 AM
2 - WorldStove: brilliantly clear webpage uses great graphics to provide an easily understood explanation of the dangers of #fracking http://t.co/6TWn3wdL
WorldStove: brilliantly clear webpage uses great graphics to provide an easily understood explanation of the dangers of #fracking http://t.co/6TWn3wdL
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3 - WorldStove: growing your own http://t.co/J0fJpmTk could be even better with #biochar
WorldStove: growing your own http://t.co/J0fJpmTk could be even better with #biochar
2/3/2012 8:34:25 PM
4 - WorldStove: @natgasnow if you R interested in open, truthbased dialog why have U blocked rating & comments on your video? http://t.co/YepJc2cC #Gasland
WorldStove: @natgasnow if you R interested in open, truthbased dialog why have U blocked rating & comments on your video? http://t.co/YepJc2cC #Gasland
2/2/2012 10:17:58 PM
5 - WorldStove: RT @GreenGlobalTrvl: Interview w/@gaslandmovie director Josh Fox, who was arrested last night, about hydraulic fracturing. #eco #Sustain ...
WorldStove: RT @GreenGlobalTrvl: Interview w/@gaslandmovie director Josh Fox, who was arrested last night, about hydraulic fracturing. #eco #Sustain ...
2/2/2012 8:56:55 PM
6 - WorldStove: Haiti - Diplomacy : #Haiti becomes a member of the African Union! :) http://t.co/ftkcWISD
WorldStove: Haiti - Diplomacy : #Haiti becomes a member of the African Union! :) http://t.co/ftkcWISD
2/2/2012 7:57:45 PM
7 - WorldStove: RT @guardianeco: Republicans step up attacks on Obama's green agenda http://t.co/rktTDe9S
WorldStove: RT @guardianeco: Republicans step up attacks on Obama's green agenda http://t.co/rktTDe9S
2/2/2012 7:54:15 PM
8 - WorldStove: @gwatsky the new tune and video are wicked awesome! the world needs more watsky
WorldStove: @gwatsky the new tune and video are wicked awesome! the world needs more watsky
2/2/2012 7:38:03 PM
9 - WorldStove: Live Q&A today with @BillGates at 5:15pm EST! Send your Qs using #askbillg
WorldStove: Live Q&A today with @BillGates at 5:15pm EST! Send your Qs using #askbillg
2/2/2012 7:25:23 PM
10 - WorldStove: how do we help the @unfoundation meet the goal of 100million stoves by 2020? http://t.co/jHh9NoLu @cookstoves @chefjoseandres @peaksurfer
WorldStove: how do we help the @unfoundation meet the goal of 100million stoves by 2020? http://t.co/jHh9NoLu @cookstoves @chefjoseandres @peaksurfer
2/2/2012 7:24:25 PM
11 - WorldStove: RT @abcnews: Quake strikes off coast of Vanuatu http://t.co/8xh5NACM
WorldStove: RT @abcnews: Quake strikes off coast of Vanuatu http://t.co/8xh5NACM
2/2/2012 3:40:05 PM
12 - WorldStove: RT @HaitiNoBorder: Haiti's Largest Urban Community Garden, “Jaden Tap Tap ...: The Tap Tap Garden is Haiti's largest urban garden c... h ...
WorldStove: RT @HaitiNoBorder: Haiti's Largest Urban Community Garden, “Jaden Tap Tap ...: The Tap Tap Garden is Haiti's largest urban garden c... h ...
2/2/2012 11:04:25 AM
13 - WorldStove: RT @GuardianSustBiz: "The idea of social enterprise has moved from an idea to a niche to a movement" #joinourcore
WorldStove: RT @GuardianSustBiz: "The idea of social enterprise has moved from an idea to a niche to a movement" #joinourcore
2/2/2012 11:03:44 AM
14 - WorldStove: RT @chefjoseandres: A3 world central kitchen will feed people in a social biz way! Creating systems that will last... #ChefsMakeChange
WorldStove: RT @chefjoseandres: A3 world central kitchen will feed people in a social biz way! Creating systems that will last... #ChefsMakeChange
2/1/2012 9:41:17 PM
15 - WorldStove: RT @chefjoseandres: A4 1000 people giving 100$ gets us a solar refrigerator that gives hope to strawberry farmers in the mountains of ha ...
WorldStove: RT @chefjoseandres: A4 1000 people giving 100$ gets us a solar refrigerator that gives hope to strawberry farmers in the mountains of ha ...
2/1/2012 9:40:23 PM
16 - WorldStove: RT @wef: 89 percent of young people want a job that helps to change the world for the better- @GlobalShapers @AriaIrene #4mygen #WEF
WorldStove: RT @wef: 89 percent of young people want a job that helps to change the world for the better- @GlobalShapers @AriaIrene #4mygen #WEF
2/1/2012 4:47:27 PM
17 - WorldStove: RT @WePay: RT @ewoyke: WePay - The Online Payment Startup Behind Occupy Wall Street http://t.co/scIKhpxB
WorldStove: RT @WePay: RT @ewoyke: WePay - The Online Payment Startup Behind Occupy Wall Street http://t.co/scIKhpxB
2/1/2012 4:46:55 PM
18 - WorldStove: the pioneering developer of the Kenyan Ceramic #Jiko, Maxwell Kinyanjui, died peacefully on Jan. 24th. http://t.co/0nO1PTYo @cookstoves
WorldStove: the pioneering developer of the Kenyan Ceramic #Jiko, Maxwell Kinyanjui, died peacefully on Jan. 24th. http://t.co/0nO1PTYo @cookstoves
1/31/2012 11:22:49 PM
19 - WorldStove: Dave came to help, now he needs help. please read and share https://t.co/fi4I2P6G #Haiti
WorldStove: Dave came to help, now he needs help. please read and share https://t.co/fi4I2P6G #Haiti
1/31/2012 9:52:48 PM
20 - WorldStove: RT @permagriculture: Student Permaculture Garden Committee wins national award - The Massachusetts Daily Collegi... http://t.co/6g4iukYO ...
WorldStove: RT @permagriculture: Student Permaculture Garden Committee wins national award - The Massachusetts Daily Collegi... http://t.co/6g4iukYO ...
1/31/2012 1:35:36 PM
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