carbon drawdown solutions - bamboo a climate change hero
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Carbon Drawdown Solutions Presents The many benefits of bamboo: The biochar biomass of choice!
Carbon Drawdown Solutions Presents The many benefits of bamboo: The biochar biomass of choice!
If you don’t know bambooIf you don’t know bamboo
Prepare toPrepare to
Fall in loveFall in love
With a gift from NatureWith a gift from Nature
And a climate change heroAnd a climate change hero
It regreens the earthIt regreens the earth
It matures in 5 years It matures in 5 years
It is harvested every year thereafterIt is harvested every year thereafter
It controls erosion along rivers & on steep hills It controls erosion along rivers & on steep hills
It is a pioneer plant
It is a pioneer plant
Which means it will turn poor soilWhich means it will turn poor soil
Into rich soil – see earthworm castingsInto rich soil – see earthworm castings
Earthworms and microbes love leaf litterEarthworms and microbes love leaf litter
It establishes w/o herbicidesIt establishes w/o herbicides
By out growingits neighbors
By out growingits neighbors
5 years later5 years later
It creates a nice understoryIt creates a nice understory
Many species are nitrogen fixersMany species are nitrogen fixers
It moderates water cyclesIt moderates water cycles
It yields nearly 1 ton/ha food from routine thinning
It yields nearly 1 ton/ha food from routine thinning
It fosters bio-diversityIt fosters bio-diversity
Dryland bamboo thrives on only 17” of rain/yr Dryland bamboo thrives on only 17” of rain/yr
Temperate bamboo tolerates snowTemperate bamboo tolerates snow
Bamboo is now propagated fromBamboo is now propagated from
Tissue culture Tissue culture
Of the 1250 species of bambooOf the 1250 species of bamboo
Only the Clumping kindsare used commercially
No worries about runaway bamboo!No worries about runaway bamboo!
Only 3-4 yr old culms are harvestedOnly 3-4 yr old culms are harvested
Leaving the bulk of the plant to protect the surrounding eco-system
Leaving the bulk of the plant to protect the surrounding eco-system
In contrast to timberharvest!
This avoids erosionThis avoids erosion
30 tons of biomass/ha/yr - INBAR30 tons of biomass/ha/yr - INBAR
That’s 30 tons/hectare – Every Year! That’s 30 tons/hectare – Every Year!
106 culms on this six year old plant in Hawaii 106 culms on this six year old plant in Hawaii
Nowthat’srealBiomass!
Nowthat’srealBiomass!
With bambooWith bamboo
Preservation technology started in 1955 Preservation technology started in 1955
Preserving this 60 year old cottage in India Preserving this 60 year old cottage in India
Non-toxic boratesNon-toxic borates
Or liquidborate bath
Or liquidborate bath
Simple homes of bamboo Simple homes of bamboo
With woven wallsWith woven walls
And plush homesAnd plush homes
By Bamboo Living HomesBy Bamboo Living Homes
Where even the stairs are bambooWhere even the stairs are bamboo
A 100%Bamboohouse inChina
A 100%Bamboohouse inChina
Engineered materials from bambooEngineered materials from bamboo
High tech uses of an ancient materialHigh tech uses of an ancient material
21st Century Bamboo Style 21st Century Bamboo Style
By Architect Simon Velez By Architect Simon Velez
Built in GermanyBuilt in Germany
Endless possibilitesEndless possibilites
Bamboo BridgesBamboo Bridges
Taken to new heightsTaken to new heights
And usesAnd uses
By bamboo builder Jorge Stamm
By bamboo builder Jorge Stamm
SchoolsSchools
CafesCafes
HomesHomes
Low cost housingLow cost housing
Earthquake proofEarthquake proof
An old plastering techniqueAn old plastering technique
Bamboo hasBamboo has
1500 documented uses1500 documented uses
But bamboo is not only….But bamboo is not only….
An outstanding! An outstanding!
An amazing!An amazing!
A remarkable!A remarkable!
A miraculous!A miraculous!
A plentiful!A plentiful!
A thick! A thick!
A straight!A straight!
A pliable!A pliable!
A useful!A useful!
An easy to carry!An easy to carry!
A beautiful!A beautiful!
An impressive!An impressive!
An abundant!An abundant!
Biomass for biochar and building products!Biomass for biochar and building products!
Bamboo also restores the environmentBamboo also restores the environment
And bamboo sequesters large volumes of CO2And bamboo sequesters large volumes of CO2
Bamboo sequestersEvery yearIn every hectare…
Bamboo sequestersEvery yearIn every hectare…
20 tons of CO2 in the soil20 tons of CO2 in the soil
40 tons of CO2 in the rhizomes40 tons of CO2 in the rhizomes
31 tons CO2 in biochar31 tons CO2 in biochar
That is an amazing 130 tons CO2/ha either sequestered or avoided from growing bamboo as a biomass crop!
That is an amazing 130 tons CO2/ha either sequestered or avoided from growing bamboo as a biomass crop!
Using abandoned and marginal lands to grow bamboo for biomass eliminates the concern that biomass crops will compete with food production
Using abandoned and marginal lands to grow bamboo for biomass eliminates the concern that biomass crops will compete with food production
….Turn scenes like this….Turn scenes like this
Into scenes like this!Into scenes like this!
And Quickly!
The United Nations has proven
that bamboo can restore depleted soil….
Good for the environmentGood for small farmersGood for carbon sequestration
Good for the environmentGood for small farmersGood for carbon sequestration
Bamboo, the renewable biomass of choice!Carbon Drawdown Solutions, Inc.