Price
Free
Event date and time
Tuesday 1 Apr 2025
9.00am to 3.30pm AEDT
Location
Online virtual event
Login details will be emailed to registrants
CSIRO, in collaboration with the EU-ORCaSA project, is organising a one-day workshop on soil organic carbon measuring, reporting, and verification (MRV) to share the latest scientific knowledge and applications from Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific region. Globally, there is a growing interest in MRV of soil organic carbon (SOC) due to its role in carbon farming as a climate adaptation strategy and its direct and indirect links to ecosystem resilience, including soil health.
This workshop will bring together, with a focus on:
- Sharing the latest science advances on soil organic carbon MRV, by leading global experts
- Research applications in Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific region
- Practical applications in carbon farming
- A policy overview of soil organic carbon MRV at both project and national scales in the Australian context
The workshop is designed for scientists, academics, policy officers, soil carbon project managers, and landholders. Participants will:
- Gain insights into the latest scientific advances in soil organic carbon MRV
- Learn about measurement and modelling methods used in soil organic carbon MRV
- Explore the applications of soil organic carbon MRV in agricultural systems and natural ecosystems
- Engage with policymakers to support the practical implementation of next-generation soil carbon MRV approaches.
Pricing
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Free
Dates and Times
Event date: Apr 2025
Tuesday 1 Apr 2025
Online virtual event
9.00am to 3.30pm AEDT
Login details will be emailed to registrants
Contact
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Agenda
08.30 – 9.00
Coffee/team networking
09.00 – 09.15
Ben Macdonald - CSIRO
Welcome and workshop aims and overview
09.15 – 09.30
Suzanne Reynders - INRAe
Overview of ORCaSA/IRC project
09.30 – 9.45
Budiman Minasny - University of Sydney
Advances in Measurement, Modelling, and Verification of Soil Organic Carbon and Its Applications Across Different Scales
09.45 – 10.00
Uta Stockmann – CSIRO
Towards cost- and time-effective measurement of soil organic carbon using large spectral databases to support MRV
10.00 – 10.15
Senani Karunaratne – CSIRO
Overview of soil organic carbon monitoring across Australia’s key agricultural production regions
10.15 – 10.30
Questions
10.30 – 10.45 Morning tea/coffee
10.45 – 11.00
Jacqui England - CSIRO
Overview of soil organic carbon monitoring across Australia’s rangelands
11.00 – 11.15
Stephen Leo - DES QLD
Soil organic carbon change monitoring in the state of Queensland – a case study
11.15 – 11.30
Rohit Lal and Binesh Prasad - SPC
Overview of soil organic carbon monitoring across Pacific countries
11.30 – 11.45
Paul Mudge - Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research
Overview of soil organic carbon monitoring across New Zealand’s agricultural systems
11.45 – 12.00
Questions
12.00 – 12.30 Lunch
12.30 – 12.45
Eric Ceschia - INRAe
Towards a modular, multi-ecosystem monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) framework for soil organic carbon stock change assessment
12.45 – 13.00
Ahmad Albita - CESBIO CNRS
Role of Earth observational datasets in soil organic carbon monitoring: opportunities and challenges
13.00 – 13.15
Susan Orgill - Select Carbon
The practical aspect of soil organic carbon stock change detection – opportunities and challenges in carbon farming projects
13.15 – 14.00
Gerard Grealish - CSIRO
National scale soil monitoring in Australia
14.00 – 14.15
Dan Zwartz - DCCEEW
Overview of accounting of soil organic carbon in the National Inventory of Australia
14.15 – 14.30
Luke Signor - CER
Overview of the soil organic carbon ACCU scheme
14.30 – 14.45
Questions
14.45 – 15.00 Afternoon tea/coffee
15.00 – 15.15
Suzanne Reynders - INRAe
Survey on priorities of soil carbon for the Pacific
15.15 – 15.30
Ben Macdonald - CSIRO
Concluding remarks