Coming back from the European Carbon Farming Summit in Padua on 17-19 March, one thing is clear: carbon farming and certification are entering a new phase. The conversation is shifting: from pilots and promises to systems, standards, and scalability. Hajna Tijssen from Oncra noted down a few reflections of the summit: Carbon farming as a…
Bamboo Village Uganda develops several bamboo afforestation projects in Uganda. Bamboo acts as a natural carbon sink: it removes CO2 emitted from the atmosphere and stores it in the soil and the plant. The benefits of Bamboo Village Uganda’s project extend beyond environmental impact. The project actively invests in the local community and generates a…
ONCRA · Agroforestry · Bamboo · Afforestation · Carbon sequestration · Community development
Last week, our Construction Stored Carbon lead Sacha was in Brussels to attend the EU Expert Group on Carbon Removals. Under the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) Regulation, the EU will enforce certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals (1), carbon farming (2) and carbon storage in (building) products (3). These methodologies are developed in…
Agroforestry · Construction Stored Carbon · ONCRA · Rock Stored Carbon · Carbon accounting · Policy · Biobased construction · Carbon storage · CRCF
The European Commission has opened public consultation on the draft rules for certifying carbon farming across the EU: the Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Regulation (CRCF). This is your chance to shape how farmers and foresters get certified and paid for storing carbon. Feedback deadline: 19 February 2026 on the EU’s “Have Your Say” portal….
Dinsdag 16 december 16:00-17:00 Goed nieuws! De Regeling Stimulering Vezelteelt (RSV) gaat eind november opnieuw open. De RSV van het Ministerie van LVVN wordt uitgevoerd door het Nationaal Groenfonds en biedt financiële steun aan boeren en verwerkers die vezelgewassen telen of verwerken tot biobased bouwmaterialen. Deze gewassen – zoals hennep, vlas, wilg en miscanthus –…
Agroforestry · Event · Trees · ONCRA · Carbon accounting · Biobased construction · Fiber crops · Carbon credits
We nodigen je van harte uit om op 19 november om 19.30 uur naar Wij kopen Nederland vrij! te komen tijdens het Warming Up Festival. Een programma dat we met veel plezier organiseren samen met partners zoals Lenteland, Grond van Bestaan, De Jonge Voedselbosboeren, en Climate Imaginaries at Sea Collective. Kan collectief grondbezit een systemische…
We warmly invite you to join us for Wij kopen Nederland vrij! on November 19 at the Warming Up Festival. A program we wholeheartedly organize together with our great partners like Lenteland, Grond van Bestaan, De Jonge Voedselbosboeren, and Climate Imaginaries at Sea Collective. Can collective landownership be a systemic climate solution? Together with pioneers…
Agroforestry · Climate Cleanup · Event · Regenerative agriculture · Land · Collective ownership · Biodiversity · Food systems
At their farm Horaholm, in the northern Dutch village of Hornhuizen, Erwin Westers and his father have spent over 20 years exploring how to work with nature instead of against it. Their efforts show how farming can heal both the land and the climate. By restoring soil life, inviting biodiversity back, and capturing 5,273 tons…
Green carbon removal, a €429 billion opportunity Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), the process of removing and storing CO₂ from air and oceans, is gaining increasing global attention, including recently in the Netherlands. Sophie Hermans, the Dutch Minister of Climate and Green Growth, recently presented a comprehensive roadmap, while the Province of Gelderland, in collaboration with…
Agroforestry · Construction Stored Carbon · News · Carbon dioxide removal · Policy · Regenerative agriculture · Biobased construction · Nature based solutions
“There’s no feeling like seeing stuff green and alive and fruit starting to form.” – Karim Kouddous Setting up a syntropic farm is like software development, Kareem ascertains while showing us the irrigation system. You have complex systems that interact, parts of the system are developed in sprints, you have to test and see how…
The Agro Building Carbon (ABC) project receives a European INTERREG grant. The project is about sequestering CO2 (carbon dioxide) in crops and trees, which are then used as building materials. The project contributes to achieving our climate goals. ABC stands for Agro Building Carbon. This is the combination of agriculture, construction and carbon in the…
Agroforestry · Construction Stored Carbon · Materials · Biobased construction · Carbon sequestration · ONCRA · Policy · Regenerative agriculture
“As large as my fist,” Lovael (8) describes the Tarantula. And his brother Elouan (5) is keeping an eye on it. They found it under a boxing ball, the springy kind mounted on a stand. It is where the spider chose to feel at home here in the Northern part of the Yucatán. Life feels…
In an effort to introduce our entrepreneurs, ambassadors, and followers to each other, we like to feature one person (or organization) in every newsletter. Today, we’re highlighting the work of Liesbeth van Bemmel, the founder and farmer of Voedselbos Benthuizen. Voedselbos Benthuizen is a food forest that allows members to “come to harvest, plant trees,…
Agroforestry · Climate Cleanup · Entrepreneurs · Food forest · Regenerative agriculture · Land · Founders · Community
In an effort to introduce our entrepreneurs, ambassadors, and followers to each other, we like to feature one person (or organization) in every newsletter. Today, we’re highlighting the work of Heleen Eshuis, the founder of Stichting Bosnodig. Stichting Bosnodig is creating a food forest in the Dutch town of Voorst and has just been certified…
The island Utopia in Almere is slowly changing into an agroforestry experience, opening next year April on the occasion of the Floriade 2022. Curator Xavier San Giorgi shows how he doubles nature and grows food by regenerating 1,4 hectare of land in the centre of this Dutch city of 200.000 inhabitants. The Floriade is the Dutch…
Club · Double Nature Talk · Event · Uncategorized · Agroforestry · Regenerative agriculture · Land · Community building · Urban greening
PUR Projet is a worldwide pioneer in the development of insetting with nature based solutions. This breakthrough approach generates multiple benefits for a company and the ecosystems it depends on. It works to transform climate action from a niche activity to an industry standard. PUR project empowers local communities to operate long-term socio-environmental projects and helps companies strengthen their…