Most research on biochar has focused either on the mechanistic or the biophysical aspects, and there has been relatively little research into the social applicability and acceptance of biochar as a soil enhancer in agriculture. However, whether to adopt biochar in their practice is ultimately the farmers’ decision, and their willingness to do so is crucial. In this article, we show the producer’s perspective on adopting biochar, using Polish farmers as a case study. Poland is an interesting case study because biochar has only recently attracted the attention of researchers, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders there.

The article elaborated by CSRio in partnership with other institutions entitled “Improving land management in Brazil: A perspective from producers”, that was published on March 1st, 2017 in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, is the first study to systematically assess the barriers to and the conditions surrounding the adoption of good agricultural practices in Brazilian pasturelands from the perspective of the farmers from the Amazon biome involved in the implementation of these practices.

The article “Natural regeneration and biodiversity: a global meta-analysis and implications for spatial planning” conducted conducted a meta-analysis for tropical regions and quantified the relationships between both ecological and socioeconomic factors and biodiversity responses in naturally regenerating areas, and presented a case study for the Atlantic Forest on the influence of the forest code for the environmental adequacy.