Carbon Farming Monitoring and Registry (CAFAMORE)
Developing a credible EU-wide monitoring framework for carbon farming
CAFAMORE aims to establish an EU-wide parcel-level monitoring framework for carbon farming, enabling harmonised, automated data collection, reliable quantification of carbon removal and emission reductions, and a transparent registry and marketplaces.
Official name
CAFAMORE – Carbon Farming Monitoring and Registry
Duration
July 2025 – June 202
Persons in charge
For the Finnish Meteorological Institute Liisa Kulmala and Layla Höckerstedt
Organisations
CAFAMORE brings together 23 partners from across ten European countries. These include research institutions, private sector actors, farmer organisations, and other stakeholders active in carbon farming and soil health. The project is coordinated by Wageningen Research.
Funder
Horizon Europe (Soil Mission 2024),
budget in total 11,5€.
Support and coherence for climate actions
The goal is to underpin robust certification schemes, reduce administrative burdens for land managers, ensure alignment with EU climate policy (e.g. CRCF regulation), and support both voluntary and regulatory climate action, such as CSRD reporting and greenhouse gas inventory obligations.
Project Key Activities
- Developing harmonised data catalogues and methodologies for baselining and quantification of soil organic carbon (SOC), woody biomass, and nitrous-oxide emissions.
- Integrating Earth observation, soil and management data, models, remote sensing, and field measurements to deliver reliable MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) tools.
- Building a spatially explicit registry for carbon farming activities and certificates, including a marketplace and infrastructure for transparency and trade.
- Testing tools and methods in seven pilot countries representing diverse soils, climate zones, and farming systems. Real-world validation is a core component.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute leads WP4
AWithin CAFAMORE, the Finnish Meteorological Institute is responsible for Work Package 4 (WP4), “Piloting of Operational MRV tools”. In this role, Finnish Meteorological Institute will develop methods related to the quantification of soil carbon, biomass, and greenhouse gas emissions in different land-use types.
In particular, the work will focus on:
- Contribute to creating and validating models and tools that integrate remote sensing and ground data for accurate MRV.
- Ensure that the tools are robust, cost-effective, and applicable in the Finnish (and comparable Nordic) conditions.
- Participate in pilot implementation and in establishing baselines, ensuring that Finnish contributions feed into the EU-wide standards and registry.
Contact
Liisa Kulmala and/or Layla Höckerstedt (Finnish Meteorological Institute)