Regional and farm-scale demonstration: state of the art of the LIFE C-FARMs project
One of the activities under the LIFE C-FARMs project is the demonstration, at farm and regional levels, of Carbon Farming practices. The action is coordinated by Confagricoltura that is here answering our questions. Which activities Confagricoltura is carrying out on climate and energy policies? We follow the evolution of the regulatory framework on climate change, […]
A, B, C-FARMs: ecco l’Alfabeto del Carbon Farming
L’alfabeto del Carbon Farming è una campagna, ideata nell’ambito del progetto LIFE C-FARMs, per spiegare lettera per lettera gli elementi principali sulle pratiche del Carbon Farming. La campagna, durata da marzo ad agosto 2023, ha visto l’uscita settimanale di 21 post, uno per lettera per spiegare dalla A alla Z le parole più importanti che […]
Development of certification scheme aimed at Carbon Farming
Developing a regulatory framework and a carbon certification scheme: this was one of the main outcomes of the project. In particular, the aim of this action was to gather the information collected in the Lombardy region during the previous course of the project and process it to develop a proposal for a certification scheme for […]
C-FARMs Carbon Farming Simulator
Within the C-FARMs project, TERRASYSTEM, with the support of FederlegnoArredo, Confagricoltura and Università degli Studi della Tuscia di Viterbo, has coordinated the development of the C-FARMs Carbon Farming Simulator, a prototype of a geo-spatial information system that allows users to simulate scenarios on the potential for carbon sequestration and/or reduction of CO2 emissions, associated with […]
Public consultation of the scheme on Carbon Farming Certification produced by C-FARMs opened
As part of the LIFE C-FARMS project, a certification scheme for Carbon Farming practices from agroforestry farms has been drafted by project partners. This document, among the major project objectives of the LIFE C-FARMs preparatory project (LIFE20 PRE IT/017), has now reached the public consultation stage, having been affected by an initial drafting phase by […]
Evaluation of the application potential of IT tools in Carbon Farming practices
Action led by Terrasystem, aims to review a selection of existing IT Tools for farm management in order to assess their potential and gaps in the application of Carbon Farming practices. These tools, mainly represented by commercial software but also by modelling software developed within European research projects, are basically conceived as Decision Support Systems […]
Carbon Farming in the world: news from the world for February
As we have become accustomed to by now, we went around the world to unearth the most interesting, topical and relevant news about the world of Carbon Farming. Fashion To Farmer, the story of Vanessa Bell, who moves from fashion show catwalks to carbon farming terrain keeping one goal always clear: sustainability. This is what […]
Carbon Farming practises: Demonstration at Farm and Regional Level
The activities of the LIFE C-FARMs project continue, expressing the first results. One of the key phases, coordinated by Confagricoltura, is the application of management practices selected within the project activities. These good practices will be tested on both small and large organisations located in the Lombardy Region. The selected farms/companies (agricultural farms, livestock farms, […]
Carbon Farming in the World: early news for the year 2023 by C-FARMs
New year, same customs. The LIFE C-FARMs project reports the most important news from all over the world concerning carbon farming. Let’s see together what this new year offers us for the world of Carbon Farming Published in Carbon Brief, a UK-based website covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy, […]
C-FARMs meets with stakeholders
Last Monday, January 23, 2023, the partners of the LIFE C-FARMs project organized, involving some stakeholders from the sector, the first of two planned meetings on the review process of the proposed Carbon Farming Certification Standard. After a research work of stakeholders interested in the project activities, called stakeholder mapping, the partners in charge of […]