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Ashes to Art - Bamboo Biochar in Thailand
A community project led by Planboo and Wong Phai, transforming bamboo offcuts into biochar to remove CO2, improve soil quality, and empower the local community through job creation and economic growth.
Planboo and their partner Wong Phai operate a transformative community project in Ratchaburi, Thailand, focused on converting bamboo offcuts into biochar. This initiative is a critical step in addressing the environmental challenges of burning bamboo waste and offers substantial benefits to the local community.
Partnering with local bamboo marketplaces (enterprises producing artisanal bamboo crafts and furniture), Wong Phai's project repurposes discarded bamboo offcuts into biochar, an innovative solution that prevents CO2 emissions from open burning.
Environmental Benefits: The production of bamboo biochar mitigates environmental harm by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality and enhancing soil quality. This leads to better crop yields and reduced dependence on chemical fertilisers.
Community Empowerment: The project fosters local economic growth by creating job opportunities and supporting families. Stable employment allows parents to invest in their children's education, breaking the cycle of poverty and promoting a brighter future.
How You Can Support: Join us in supporting Wong Phai’s mission by participating in our monthly subscriptions or a one-off contribution. Your contribution will help scale up the project, enhance carbon removal efforts, and support local communities.
Be Part of the Change: Wong Phai’s bamboo biochar project is more than just an environmental initiative; it's a movement towards sustainable development and community empowerment. Your support can make a significant difference in transforming waste into valuable resources, fostering local economic growth, and promoting a greener future.
Project location
Technology and mechanism
Biochar
Heating waste biomass in the absence of oxygen to produce carbon-rich biochar, which is highly stable and can sequester carbon in soil when applied as a soil enhancer.
Mechanism
Removal
Durability
Permanence: 1000+ years
The durability of this project is 1,000 years. There are currently many studies being done, including the one cited below, to prove that biochar in soils does indeed meet the higher ends of permanence (e.g. 1,000 years). When retiring a c-sink via the registry, it calculates the persistence over 1,000 years.
Project certifications
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Certifier
Standard
Global Artisan C-Sink
Registry ID
CSI-000569
Project registration date
Most recent Aug 14, 2023
Crediting period term
Aug 01, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024
Project methodology
Planboo Biochar in the Tropics, Version 1
Updated May 10, 2022
Verified by Ithaka Institute and the European Biochar Certificate
Current verifier of project outcomes
CERES-cert
Project details
Emissions reduced or carbon removed on an annual basis
15,000 tonnes
How the project approaches risk of reversal
Planboo guarantees permanence in their carbon credits by ensuring stringent temperature checks and analysis of the hydrogen-to-carbon (H:C) ratio of the biochar are carried out during biochar production. High-persistence biochar is created by a low H:C ratio and close-ringed molecules. Planboo tracks, measures, and records temperatures of the Lalan Rubbers project using the IoT Greenbox device to ensure temperatures exceed 550°C and that the H:C ratio is less than 0.4. Additionally, representative samples from every cook are sent to an EBC-authorized laboratory annually to quantify the carbon content and H:C ratio.
What actions would be taken by the project developer if anticipated emissions reductions do not take place, or if carbon removal is reversed in the future?
This is not applicable for this project type.
What calculation methods are used to independently reproduce and verify the carbon impact of the project?
Please refer to section 4 in the methodology document.
Citation:
Methodology
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
Gender Equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Reduce Inequality
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Life on Land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss