Regenerative farming boosts topsoil carbon, but deeper storage elusive -study

Published 01:44 on March 6, 2026 / Last updated at 01:44 on March 6, 2026 / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Voluntary (VCM Developments)

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A decade-long field trial in Germany has found that regenerative organic farming practices can increase soil carbon stocks, but mainly in surface soils and with limited evidence of long-term carbon storage at depth – raising questions about how related offsets methodologies account for permanence and monitoring.
A decade-long field trial in Germany has found that regenerative organic farming practices can increase soil carbon stocks, but mainly in surface soils and with limited evidence of long-term carbon storage at depth – raising questions about how related offsets methodologies account for permanence and monitoring.


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