Hippy Steve

egads. when those mangroves are gone, cyclones are going to wipe out the people there.

They want to quit. they just need another way to feed their families. #Indonesia #deforestation #charcoal

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66393515

This is were sensible low tech #CarbonDrawdown would really make sense. They could be growing bamboo and using those furnaces to turn it into #biochar $1 billion spent there would go a lot farther than paying fossil fuel companies for high tech #CarbonCapture schemes.

Burning mangrove trees for a living: 'I'd quit tomorrow if I could'

Indonesia's mangrove forests are being felled to make charcoal - locals say they have to make a living.

BBC News
Aug 17, 2023 at 12:28amWeb
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With its unsurpassed growth rate, #bamboo yields more biomass and captures more atmospheric carbon per acre than anything. So if your goal is to remove carbon from the sky and add it to the soil, the collaboration between bamboo and #biochar is hard to beat.

Hack the carbon cycle!
#RegenerativeAgriculture

https://planboo.eco/the-benefits-of-bamboo-biochar-renewable-and-regenerative

The benefits of bamboo biochar: Renewable and regenerative - Planboo

Bamboo is an optimal source of biochar because it grows faster than any other woody plant, absorbing more CO2 in the process.

Planboo