Monitoring farmland interventions for carbon capture and nature recovery
This project will create a long-term baseline monitoring program to capture data to evaluate the effectiveness of newly-implemented sustainable farmland practices for carbon capture and nature recovery. The project will gather data from various sources to find the most reliable and cost-effective ways to measure these impacts, even when funding is tight. The focus is on understanding how soil carbon and biodiversity improve when moving from traditional farming to more regenerative methods. The project will work with partners to combine data on soil health with data on insect biodiversity gathered by researchers, community groups, charities and the public. The goal is to provide guidance on the best ways to track progress in nature recovery projects.
Project lead: David Johnson
Project collaborators: Chris Walsh (Kindling Farm), Elina-Marielle Doss (Merseyside Biobank and Merseyside Environmental Advisory Service), Anna Gilchrist (University of Manchester)