Transparency and traceability

Although carbon sequestration through regenerative agriculture has been proven, accurately measuring the amount of carbon removed from the atmosphere remains a challenge. The nuanced, site-specific effects on different soil types and weather conditions require precise and consistent measurement techniques. Currently, there are no globally recognized standards that make regenerative agriculture uniformly measurable. Increasingly, third-party verified methodologies and dMRV systems are being developed to address this challenge. These offer the opportunity to assess and validate the impact of regenerative projects.

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Key aspects of dMRV systems:

1. Creation of baseline scenarios: To accurately measure the impact of regenerative practices, it is critical to establish a baseline scenario. This involves documenting the fields, including soil conditions, fertilizer use, crop rotations, and tillage and seeding methods prior to the introduction of regenerative agriculture practices.
   
   
2. Regional weather data: Integrating regional weather data into dMRV systems and capturing the baseline scenario helps to account for the environmental conditions that feed into the calculation of soil carbon models. This enables an accurate assessment of regenerative practices. At the same time, customized strategies can be created for farms from different regions with different climate conditions.
   
   
3. Remote sensing: These remote sensing technologies enable farms to be monitored and evaluated with high accuracy and efficiency. The data points are fed into regionally calibrated climate and carbon storage models and help to identify changes in vegetation cover and soil moisture.
   
   
4. Visits and documentation: Although remote sensing provides valuable data, on-site visits are sometimes necessary to take soil samples, check cultivation methods, crop rotations and other conditions.
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5. ‍Farmersat the center: dMRV methodologies must be designed with farmers' needs in mind to make the adoption of regenerative practices as feasible as possible. With a large proportion of the Klim team having grown up on farms themselves, and after regular exchanges with farmers, Klim has succeeded in creating a digital platform for data collection, knowledge sharing and financing. Combined with tailored recommendations and a dedicated support team, farmers are supported to implement the suggested practices.

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Overcoming doubts with data

Regenerative agriculture projects need to ensure that the promised benefits are verifiable and sustainable. Working with trusted, independent certification bodies, such as TÜV in the case of Klim, provides assurance of the project's positive environmental impact and carbon sequestration.

dMRV systems give regenerative agriculture the opportunity to play an important role in the voluntary carbon market._CO2 certificates create financial incentives for farmers to implement appropriate measures on their fields. The alignment of economic viability with environmental responsibility makes regenerative agriculture attractive for all stakeholders and will help to scale it globally.

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Together at Klim and Callirius, we are working on solutions to provide access and transparency. The time to act is now and the benefits are huge - a healthier planet, stronger communities and improved food security for all. Contribute to scaling regenerative agriculture with CO2 certificates - easily via the project portal of our partner Callirius.

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