Venezia Orientale Zero-impact: this is the main focus of the new Masterplan of Eastern Venice area for the period 2021-2027. On October 20th, the Negotiating Table unanimously approved the third Masterplan of the Eastern Venice area. The Plan was developed thanks to a dialogue process...
There it is: our stove and technology transfer work of small-scale biochar systems has even inspired a novel! A surprising story, indeed. Thanks to our friend and extraordinary workmate Stefano Giovannelli, who pays homage to our work by dabbling in language, and tells a beautiful story...
Thanks to the support of the European Union and AVSI, and the contribution of experts from the Universities of Padua, Udine and Cornell University (USA), we are glad to announce that the local production of ELSA pyrolytic clean cooking stoves has started in Ngozi (Burundi)....
Starter is looking for a resource to be involved as field and operation manager in a project for the introduction of a biochar system in rural areas north of Burundi. The ideal candidate has a master's degree in technical-scientific disciplines: agriculture, environmental sciences, natural sciences,...
Within the Master's degree in Landscape Sciences, the University of Padua investigates the role of the landscape in this recovery phase, as game changer able to advance quality of life, active citizenship, sustainable future development and qualify the places we will live in. June 21st 2021,...
"Veneto is depopulating, it is reaching the point of no return of an aging population and the pandemic has further reduced births. The Opitergino Mottense area is also older than the regional average". This is the alarm launched by the sociologist Vittorio Filippi, after the...
Many ideas and proposals emerged at the workshop held on 2 March in Ca 'Corniani and which saw the participation of the mayors of the territory, the Veneto Region, trade associations, experts and private sector. Together, around a table in a consultation exercise, the participants...
We thank the researchers Elisa Brusegan, PhD, and Massimo Triches, PhD for having dedicated their work to Starter’s Be.Bi and Biochar Plus projects and to ELSA stove concept, recognizing its potential for marginal communities: "ELSA is a simple device, which adapts to local conditions by...
With the patronage of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the Scientific Direction of AUDIS, Assolombarda, Confcooperative Lombardia and Legacoop Lombardia are organising a training to share ideas, visions and paths on urban regeneration. During the 4 online modules it will be possible to expand...
For the first time, pyrogenic capture and storage (PyCCS) has been included into IPCC Report 2018 as one of the possible viable Negative Emissions Technologies (NET) for carbon dioxide removal, thus positioning biochar as one climate change mitigation options. On behalf of the Africa Biochar partnership...
