A proposed Giant Bamboo Biochar project for Nepal
A proposed revenue project to secure verified carbon credits through biochar production from Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) in Nepal's Terai region — 10,000 ha, to be developed with the Ministry of Forest & Environment and local communities.
We have prepared a project concept paper for our proposed Nepal initiative: producing biochar from Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) to secure verified carbon credits. The project is in development, and we are seeking to partner with Nepal’s Ministry of Forest & Environment — no agreement has yet been signed.
Proposed project at a glance
- Location: Terai region, southeast of Kathmandu, Nepal
- Scale: 10,000 ha total (phased in 1,000 ha projects)
- Structure: Public–Private Partnership (PPP) with Community Protected Areas (CPAs)
- Output: ~12.5 t/ha/yr biochar and ~25 tCO₂e/ha/yr of carbon credits
Giant Bamboo absorbs roughly 8× more CO₂ than a pine forest (UN FAO data) and can be harvested every year for 20–50 years from a single planting — making it an ideal, sustainable feedstock for durable carbon removal.