MARVIC

Developing and testing a framework for the design of harmonized, context specific Monitoring, Reporting and Verification systems for soil Carbon and greenhouse gas balances by Agricultural activities

MARVIC aims to develop and test a framework for designing harmonized, context-specific Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) systems to assess changes in soil carbon stocks and greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural activities.

To achieve accurate yet cost-effective MRV systems with minimal administrative burden, MARVIC explores how different building blocks of (agricultural) data, sampling strategies, reference sites, models, and remote and proximal sensing technologies can be efficiently linked into operational processing chains (OPCs).

Recognizing the significant variability across Europe in farm types, land management practices, pedoclimatic conditions, data accessibility, existing data infrastructures, and user needs—including the desired geographic coverage—MARVIC works with 29 test cases in 12 different countries to understand the impact of these diverse contexts on MRV design choices.

PARTNERSHIP

EV ILVO – Finnish Meteorogical Institute – WUR – UCSC – SAE Innova – CZU – CSIC – AARHUS University – TEAGASC – INRAE – EMU – ALU-FR – AGROSOLUTIONS – UCPH – UNITE – WBF

CITIMAP affiliated or linked to UCSC

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Duration: 01/06/2023 - 31/05/2027 (48 months)
Status: Ongoing

Project webiste: https://www.project-marvic.eu/

Funding: HORIZON project for Research and Innovation Action, funded by the European Commission in support of the European Green Deal. Granted contribution: €6,993,994.00.