Imagine trying to prove you've actually saved carbon in your soil to get paid for it, but every buyer has different rules. This project creates a universal 'rulebook' and a set of tools to measure soil health accurately without spending a fortune. It's like creating a gold standard for carbon accounting so farmers can easily trade their environmental gains for cash.
Carbon farming is hindered by high verification costs and a lack of trust in how carbon removals are measured. Without a standard, land managers cannot easily access payments for their environmental efforts.
A set of MRV building blocks including a metadata sourcebook, benchmark site datasets, and smart soil sampling decision trees.
If you are a platform provider dealing with inconsistent soil data—this project developed a set of MRV building blocks that balance cost and accuracy. This allows you to offer more reliable carbon credits to your users across 12 European countries.
If you are a land manager dealing with high costs of soil sampling—this project developed decision trees and guidelines for smart sampling. This reduces the expense of proving carbon sequestration while remaining compliant with EU regulations.
If you are an investor dealing with 'greenwashing' risks in carbon farming—this project developed a system to account for non-permanence and leakage. This ensures the carbon removals you fund are real and verified according to the CRCF regulation.
The project specifically focuses on balancing costs and accuracy by developing smart soil sampling guidelines and remote sensing solutions to make verification more affordable for land managers.
Yes, the project is testing the system across 26 test cases in 12 different countries to ensure it works at a regional and farm scale.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project aims to provide a standardized approach for public and private schemes.
The system is designed to support the EU Carbon Removal & Carbon Farming Certification (CRCF) Regulation to ensure all data is legally compliant.
The project period runs until 2027-05-31, aligning with the EC ambition that every land manager should have access to verified data by 2028.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercialization, consisting of 18 partners. With 4 industry partners (22% ratio) and 2 SMEs, there is a clear bridge between the 8 universities and 5 research institutes and the actual market. The geographic spread across 12 countries ensures the resulting tools are compatible with diverse European soil types and regulations.
Contact the Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVRS) in Belgium
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