A protocol for measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of soil organic carbon in agricultural landscapes

URL: http://www.fao.org/3/cb0509en/cb0509en.pdf

This document provides a conceptual framework and standard methodologies for the monitoring, reporting and verification of changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks and GHG emissions/removals from agricultural projects that adopt sustainable soil management practices at farm level. Although developed for projects carried out at farm level, potential users include investors, research institutions, government agencies, who are interested in measuring and estimating SOC stocks and changes and GHG emissions in response to management practices.

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Organization Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Type of resource Methodologies and guidelines
Year of Release 2020

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