In August 2025, the Intergenerational Open Geospatial Carbon Registry (OGCR) was officially launched, marking the start of a major new EU-wide initiative to build a transparent, accessible, and scientifically rigorous carbon registry that supports both farmers and forest managers across Europe. With a consortium of more than 30 partners spanning research institutes, NGOs, SMEs and universities, OGCR aims to establish updateable, high-resolution geospatial baselines for soil, biomass, and peat carbon at parcel level. These baselines will serve as the foundation for a registry aligned with the Carbon Removals Certification Framework (CRCF), enabling fair and verifiable carbon removals accounting.
Beyond baseline mapping, OGCR seeks to combine cutting-edge data science tools, from machine learning and remote sensing to participatory monitoring to deliver cost-effective, accurate carbon accounting across the EU. The project will validate its approach through business demonstrators covering diverse farming systems. By doing so, it intends to prove that carbon farming can be economically viable for landholders, requiring minimal upfront investment while offering long-term benefits. With its open-source, transparent, and harmonised methodology, including unified uncertainty metrics and hybrid measurement-modelling frameworks, OGCR aims to build a robust infrastructure that supports carbon markets, biodiversity, climate policy and rural livelihoods simultaneously.
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