Capturing and Storing Atmospheric CO2 for Improvement of Soil Quality
Programme 2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B EURO Mediterranean (EURO MED)Description
Organisations cooperating across borders(EN)
Action plan for testing carbon farming(EN)
Thematic information
Priority: (VI-B_EM_2) Greener MED
Priority specific objective: RSO2.7. Enhancing protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure, including in urban areas, and reducing all forms of pollution
Priority policy objective (Interreg specific objective): PO2 A greener, low-carbon transitioning towards a net zero carbon economy and resilient Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, risk prevention and management, and sustainable urban mobility
Type of intervention: 079 Nature and biodiversity protection, natural heritage and resources, green and blue infrastructure
Partners (10)
Lead Partner: Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999466273
Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI23887729 | SI120000004
Department: Department of Agroecology and Natural Resources (DAENR)
Address: Hacquetova ulica , 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Department address: Slovenia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: National public authority
Website: https://www.kis.si/
Total budget: EUR 104 500.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 83 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 20 900.00
- Univerzitet Crne Gore, Biotehnički fakultet
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Name: Univerzitet Crne Gore, Biotehnički fakultet
Department: Center for soil and amelioration
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999836328
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 02016702 | ME120000003
Address: Mihaila Lalića, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Department address: Montenegro
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://www.ucg.ac.me/btf
Total budget: EUR 50 070.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 40 056.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 10 014.00
- Università degli Studi di Padova
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Name: Università degli Studi di Padova
Department: Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999995602
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 00742430283 | IT120000016
Address: Via VIII Febbraio, 35122 Padova, Italy
Department address: Viale dell’Università, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.unipd.it
Total budget: EUR 80 300.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 64 240.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 16 060.00
- Univerzitet “Sv. Kiril I Metodij” – Zemjodelski Institut
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Name: Univerzitet “Sv. Kiril I Metodij” – Zemjodelski Institut
Department: Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999588493
Partner’s ID if not PIC: MK4043009100062 | MK120000002
Address: 16 Makedonska brigada, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
Department address: North Macedonia
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.zeminst.ukim.edu.mk
Total budget: EUR 56 920.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 45 536.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 11 384.00
- RI.NOVA SOCIETA’ COOPERATIVA
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Name: RI.NOVA SOCIETA’ COOPERATIVA
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 972429463
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 01949450405 | IT220000004
Address: Via dell’Arrigoni, 47522 Cesena (FC), Italy
Department address: Italy
Legal status: private
Organisation type: SME
Website: http://www.rinova.eu
Total budget: EUR 56 400.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 45 120.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 11 280.00
- Zavod za Trajnostni Razvoj
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Name: Zavod za Trajnostni Razvoj
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 884613326
Partner’s ID if not PIC: SI95321284 | SI220000001
Address: Koritno, 4260 Bled, Slovenia
Department address: Slovenia
Legal status: private
Organisation type: Interest groups including NGOs
Website: http://www.isd.si
Total budget: EUR 88 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 70 880.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 17 720.00
- Αριστοτελειο Πανεπιστημιο Θεσσαλονικης
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Name: Αριστοτελειο Πανεπιστημιο Θεσσαλονικης
Department: School of Agriculture, Lab of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and GIS
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999895692
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 090049627 | EL120000007
Address: School of Agriculture, Aristotle University Campus, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
Department address: Greece
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://www.agro.auth.gr/
Total budget: EUR 94 500.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 75 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 18 900.00
- Universidad de Almería
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Name: Universidad de Almería
Department: Vice-Rectorate of Scientific Policy
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999884440
Partner’s ID if not PIC: Q5450008G | ES1Q0000060
Address: Carretera de Sacramento, 04120 Almería, Spain
Department address: Spain
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.ual.es
Total budget: EUR 67 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 54 080.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 13 520.00
- Università degli Studi di Padova
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Name: Università degli Studi di Padova
Department: Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999995602
Partner’s ID if not PIC: 00742430283
Address: Via VIII Febbraio, 35122 Padova, Italy
Department address: Viale dell’Università, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: http://www.unipd.it
Total budget: EUR 80 300.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 64 240.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 16 060.00
- Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
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Name: Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης
Department: School of Agriculture, Lab of Remote Sensing, Spectroscopy and GIS
PIC (Participant Identification Code): 999895692
Partner’s ID if not PIC: EL090049627
Address: School of Agriculture, Aristotle University Campus, 54636 Thessaloniki, Greece
Department address: Greece
Legal status: public
Organisation type: Higher education and research organisations
Website: https://www.agro.auth.gr/
Total budget: EUR 94 500.00
Partner’s programme co-financing: EUR 75 600.00
Partner’s programme co-financing rate: 80.00%
Partner contribution: EUR 18 900.00
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Lead partner
Project partner
Summary
Project acronym: CARBON 4 SOIL QUALITY
Project ID: Euro-MED0200456
Project start date: 2024-01-01
Project end date: 2026-03-31
Project status: ongoing
Relevant linked projects:
- N/A (FR), SOILCARE - Horizon 2020 (Soil Care for profitable and sustainable crop production in Europe) (EN) | The University of Almería considers that the previous Project SOILCARE provided evidence of how sustainable farming practices enhanced soil fertility while preserving yield and fruit quality. Unfortunately, the short-term duration of the experiments only allowed small changes in the fertility of the soil that can be enhanced by increasing the duration of the experiments.
- Based on the experiences from H2020 project, partners will continue the work started and build baseline for testing phase. Lessons learned from SOILCARE about soil quality, will be transferred to the proposed project.
- University of Almeira will bring knowledge from H2020 SOIL4CARE project. SoilCare defines soil improving cropping systems (SICS) as cropping systems that improve soil quality (and hence its functions), and that have positive impacts on the profitability and sustainability of cropping systems. Cropping systems refer to both crop type, crop rotation, and associated agronomic management techniques. The proof of the SICS concept is in the prioritization of specific crop rotations and specific agro-management techniques, and the subsequent optimization. (EN), N/A (FR), CarboSeq - EU EJP Soil (H2020) (EN), N/A (FR) | N/A (FR), The KIS team contribute to the CarboSeq (Quantification of the potential of agricultural soils to sequester more carbon and reduce GHGs emissions at the regional / national scale in the different partner countries) project. The QUALITY4SOIL project proposal is a logical continuation, transfer of knowledge activities, and implementation in practice.
- Lead partner will transfer the method for quantification of the potential of agricultural soils to sequester more carbon and reduce GHGs emissions. The CARBON 4 SOIL QUALITY is a logical continuation, transfer of knowledge activities, and implementation in practice (EN), N/A (FR), SOMMIT - EU EJP Soil (H2020) (EN) | EJP Soil - SOMMIT project will evaluate trade-offs and synergies between soil C sequestration, nitrous oxide, methane and nitrate losses as affected by soil management options aimed at increasing soil C storage. The proposed activities in the project will benefit from the SOMMIT synthesis of knowledge and will be adapted /tailored to meet MED specifics. LP (KIS) was partner in SOMMIT project and will ensure the transfer of relevant scientific knowledge.
- Lead partner was partner in SOMMIT project and will use the knowledge of evaluating trade-offs and synergies between soil C sequestration, nitrous oxide, methane and nitrate losses as affected by soil management options aimed at increasing soil C storage. The proposed activities in the project will benefit from the SOMMIT synthesis of knowledge and will be adapted /tailored to meet MED specifics. LP (KIS) was partner in SOMMIT project and will ensure the transfer of relevant scientific knowledge.
- (EN), N/A (FR), 7 year long SI national projects 2016 – 2022: Surveying agricultural soils for soil C budget (EN), N/A (FR) | N/A (FR), The purpose of projects with a common name "Sampling on agricultural soils for the assessment of carbon stocks in 2020 and calculation of emissions in the LULUCF sector on agricultural land", was to perform soil sampling on site, taking into account the climate types of Slovenia, to assess the stocks of organic carbon in the predominant agricultural land. Based on collected data, it was/will be possible to update the national emission factors for agricultural land and thus improve emission estimates. Such an assessment will enable further procedures related to the achievement of the established operational targets of EU Member States in accordance with Decision 529/2013/EU (LULUCF Decision, 2013). Improved estimates of emissions due to agricultural land use also provide a better basis for accounting of emissions, which will be mandatory for arable land and managed grassland in the period 2021-2030.
- The proposed project largely complements the on-going national and EU C-sequestration activities in MED area. LP (KIS) was partner in the project and will ensure the transfer of relevant scientific knowledge. (EN), FAO – GSP: Soil organic carbon (SOC) stock map of Slovenia (EN), N/A (FR) | N/A (FR), As part of the preparation of the Global Soil Carbon Stock Map (FAO -GSP 2019), the DAENR team SOC prepared an assessment based on spatial soil datasets at the country level for the Slovenian territory. The completed work will be further improved and detailed in the MED part of the country, so that it will serve as a benchmark for the assessment of national soil carbon stocks in MED countries that will participate in the project. (EN), N/A (FR), SIEUSOIL (H2020) (EN) | SIEUSOIL project developed sustainable and holistic soil management practices based on a harmonised land information system suitable for diverse climate and operation conditions along different EU locations. A research platform consisting of advanced crop and soil sensing tools, modelling and data fusion, digital soil mapping and farm management information systems was developed to maximise land productivity and socio-economic benefits, while minimising the environmental impacts.
- Project partner AUTH was partner in SIEUSOL and will be responsible to transfer knowledge of data modelling, digital soil mapping and social, environmental and ecology benefits of the Horizon project to the Carbon 4 Soil project.
- https://www.sieusoil.eu/
- Project partner AUTH was partner in SIEUSOL project, that developed sustainable and holistic soil management practices based on a harmonised land information system suitable for diverse climate and operation conditions along different EU locations. AUTH will be responsible to transfer knowledge of data modelling, digital soil mapping and social, environmental and ecology benefits of the Horizon project to the Carbon 4 Soil project. (EN), N/A (FR), Adaptation of agriculture to climate change (USAID) (EN), N/A (FR) | N/A (FR), PP6 IAS was partner of the project aiming to demonstrate the importance of proper cultivation and management practices on the intensity of soil erosion and the quantities of SOM in a circumstances of intensive production systems.
- This project proposal will further contribute towards development of more precise methods and indicators for assessment of carbon farming practice on soil organic matter and the overall soil fertility. (EN), N/A (FR), Fourth North Macedonian National Communication on Climate change (EN) | Vulnerability assessment of the agricultural sector, was one of the main scopes of the most recent National communication to CC. Depletion of SOM is one of the major negative impacts of climate change on soils.
- Selection and propagation of carbon farming in practice is the most viable way to halt SOM depletion. To this end, the proposed testing and evaluation of best management practices of carbon farming, and analysing of most efficient business models can significantly contribute towards more successful mainstreaming of carbon farming in practice and copping with this issue.
- Another point of synergy is the need for models which can predict the future influence of certain management practices on SOM contents. This is significant shortcoming in the process of inventory of GHG in LULUCF. The project proposal is proposing a selection and testing of carbon sequestration models which is significant added value for the future national inventories. (EN), N/A (FR), N/A (FR), Achieving Biodiversity Conservation through Creation and Effective Management of Protected Areas and Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Land Use Planning (EN) | N/A (FR), Main scope of this project was to test the standardised analytical methods and its comparison with other used in EU, with a focus on standardization of soil sampling schemes. Another pillar of this project was to implement a Digital Soil Mapping method for spatial modelling of SOM contents and to evaluate the influence of different land use and management practices on SOC levels.
- This Project can significantly contribute to outreach additional issues related to soil monitoring procedures, data structuring and will enable introducing of dry chemistry (soil spectroscopy) as a standard method of SOM monitoring. (EN), N/A (FR), RECARE, Finding and sharing solutions to protect our soils, European Commission FP7 Programme, ENV.2013.6.2-4 ‘Sustainable land care in Europe’. EU grant agreement: 603498. (EN) | PP7 UNIPD was partner in project RECARE, aimed to assess the current threats to soils and find innovative solutions to prevent further soil degradation across Europe. The present proposal will complement the RECARE project by emphasizing the threat of SOC degradation in the Mediterranean area and providing advanced methods for its estimation . (EN), N/A (FR), SoCoRisk, Implementation of soil compaction risk assessment system – end-user's evaluation of potentials and barriers
- ICT-AgriFood, ERA-NET, Cofund, 2021-2023 (EN), N/A (FR) | N/A (FR), PP7 UNIPD is partner in project SoCoRisk aims to to integrate the use of a decision support tool (Terranimo) for prevention of soil compaction, into farmer’s strategic planning. Soil compaction due to traffic with modern agricultural machinery is one of the major threats to soil quality. SOC by affecting the soil structure and water retention directly impacts soil compaction. SOC mapping will advance the application of Terranimo in the Mediterranean area. (EN), FP7 - RECARE (EN), N/A (FR) | N/A (FR), PP7 UNIPD was partner in project RECARE, project aimed to assess the current threats to soils and find innovative solutions to prevent further soil degradation across Europe.
- The main aim of RECARE was to develop effective prevention, remediation and restoration measures using an innovative trans-disciplinary approach, actively integrating and advancing knowledge of stakeholders and scientists in 17 Case Studies, covering a range of soil threats in different bio-physical and socio-economic soil-related environmentls across Europe.
- The CARBON 4 SOIL QUALITY proposal will complement the RECARE project by emphasizing the threat of SOC degradation in the Mediterranean area and providing advanced methods for its estimation.
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Total budget/expenditure: EUR 598 890.00
Total EU funding (amount): EUR 479 112.00
Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 80.00%
Co-financing sources:
Investments, deliverables, policy contributions
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Deliverables:
- Methodology for organic carbon analysis and soil quality monitoring
- Guidelines for carbon farming techniques
- Recommendations on agriculture carbon credit schemes and environmental certification systems
- Strategic analysis for soil quality improvement in Mediterranean climate
- Training material for carbon farming
- Action plan for testing carbon farming
Contribution to wider strategies and policies:
- EuropeanGreenDeal N/A
- TerritorialAgenda2030 Project contributes to Territorial Agenda 2030 by development of sustainable and resilient solutions for decarbonisation. Climate neutrality will not only be achieved by energy efficiency and renewable energy, but also with capture and storage of CO2 in the soil.
- Agenda 2030 is recognizing sustainable agriculture as one of important sectors for mitigation of climate change - project has direct contribution to improvement of soil ecosystem services (carbon sink).
- Last, but not least, carbon farming is also one of nature-based solutions, asupported by Territorial Agenda 2030.
- EUStrategyAdriaticIonianRegion Project contributes to EUSAIR action with transition to low-carbon economy as important step for Adriatic and Ionian Region. Further it supports development of techniques and technologies to minimize carbon footprint. Project also directly contributes to development of environmentally-friendly agricultural practices, identified as one of EUSAIR priority actions.
- EUStrategyAlpineRegion Project contributes to EUSALP strategy with supporting initiatives for low carbon economy, set as one of EUSALP supporting actions. EUSALP also recognizes need for cleaner low-carbon techniques for fighting climate change.
Programme Common Output Indicator:
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RCO 116 - Jointly developed solutions, Measurement unit:
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RCO 087 - Organisations cooperating across borders, Measurement unit:
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RCO 083 - Strategies and action plans jointly developed, Measurement unit:
Programme Common Result Indicator:
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RCR 104 - Solutions taken up or up-scaled by organisations, Measurement unit:
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RCR 079 - Joint strategies and action plans taken up by organisations, Measurement unit:
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PSI1 - Organisations with increased institutional capacity due to their participation in cooperation activities across borders, Measurement unit: organisations
Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSALP
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Project part of European Union Macro-Regional or Sea Basin Strategy: EUSAIR
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Information regarding the data in keep.eu on the programme financing this project
Financing programme
2021 - 2027 Interreg VI-B EURO Mediterranean (EURO MED)
Last month that data in keep.eu was retrieved from the Programme's website or received from the Programme
2025-01-30
No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)
64 / 87 (73.56%)
No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)
603 / 774 (77.91%)
Notes on the data
Source of estimation of the number of projects as of 2025-03-17: Website of the programme
Method for estimating the number of partners as of 2025-03-17: Average partners per project based on the average of the previous period.