Given the growing importance of soil carbon sequestration to reach national climate targets and to comply with private sector decarbonisation strategies, transparent, harmonized and cost-effective Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) approaches are essential. This session will explore technical developments in earth observation and proximal sensing and reflect on the design of integrated MRV systems to meet data requirements for different end-uses, like farm management, national reporting and carbon crediting. It will further touch on soil organic carbon (SOC) monitoring in current soil surveys like the EU LUCAS database, or the German Agricultural Soil Inventory, as well as on data governance.

Livestream

Quantifying Carbon Changes:  Challenges, Opportunities and Strategic Choices
Prof. Dr. Bruno Basso
Researcher, Michigan State University, USA

MRV with Remote Sensing – Opportunities and Limitations
Julian Kremers
CTO, Seqana, Germany

Proximal Sensing-Based MRV for Carbon Farming Purposes
Dr. Paulina Rajewicz (online.)
Researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland

Yard Stick PBC: In Situ Spectroscopy for Low-Cost, High-Rigor SOC MRV at Scale
Chris Tolles
CEO, Yard Stick PBC, USA

Changes in Soil Organic Carbon in Germany and Europe - Results from Repeated Inventories at National and Regional Scales
Dr. Marcus Schiedung
Researcher, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Germany

Dr. Laura Sofie Harbo
Researcher, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Germany