Welcome to the Terra Preta Program!!
Virtual Issue on Biochar
The journal Soil Biology & Biochemistry has recently launched a Virtual Issue on Biochar. The virtual issue has been compiled by Dr. Richard Burns (the University of Queensland) and Karl Ritz (Cranfield University). It includes 29 articles published in the journal since 2009, and covers a large variety of topics ranging from the impact of biochar on nutrient cycling processes to the effect of biochar on plant growth. Enjoy reading it!
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The Terra Preta Program started in January 2010. It is a 5-year long international and interdisciplinary program focussing on anthropogenic soils (also known as "terra preta") that are found in the Amazon basin. The basic idea of the program is very well summarized in the program's full name:
"Terra Preta do Indio ─ Recovering the Past, Regaining the Future of Amazonian Dark Earths"
In this webpage you will find information about our program, the research topics on which we are focussing, as well as general information on terra preta.
This program is being funded by the Interdisciplinary Research and Education Fund (INREF) of Wageningen University.
Visit us regularly to keep informed of our progress!!