Agro Fossil Free - Husdyrbrug mod klimaforandringer forårsaget af jordforringelse i de Emilian Apenninerne

General beskrivelse

Hilly and mountainous areas of central Italy are characterised by soil degradation linked to intensification of agriculture on the most productive land and the abandonment of land that has deteriorated. The main causes are: neglect of soil protection practices, such as proper drainage of surface water, which have disappeared as they are too costly for modern farms; and increasing abandonment of land by farmers because soil deterioration has driven productivity too low, making the farms economically unviable. The loss of soil organic carbon is an important indicator of soil degradation.

Since 2014, the EU has included Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) activities in its climate and energy framework, with the target of reducing GreenHouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 40% come 2030, compared to 1990 levels. Implementation of this policy at territorial level, based on national budgets for emissions and absorption of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane and nitrous oxide, requires sources of reliable data. To provide this, development of tools for accounting and monitoring GHG input/output at farming system-scale is crucial.