Topic · 2 briefings

Soil organic carbon

All verified GRRI analysis filed under Soil organic carbon.

September 2026

11 September 2026

Best Practices & Agro-Ecology Cooperatives

Off the Input Treadmill: UK Independent Farms Prove Soil Regen Without Selling the Claim Upstream

England’s Sustainable Farming Incentive pays for soil plans, cover crops and herbal leys. Independent farms are already rebuilding soil biology for margin and resilience. Corporate “regen” that harvests that story into a Scope 3 slide is a different event.

10 September 2026

Best Practices & Agro-Ecology Cooperatives

Soil Carbon Credits Need a Plot, Not a Factor: Measuring Organic Matter for a Hostile Market

FAO already published a farm-level MRV protocol for soil organic carbon. Raising organic matter is stewardship; selling the tonne into a hostile voluntary market is often capture — auditors, methodologies and issuance have been shown, repeatedly, not to represent real reductions.

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105days

EUDR applies to large and medium operators

30 December 2026

287days

EUDR applies to micro and small operators

30 June 2027

Counted from 16 September 2026. Application dates as amended by the December 2024 and December 2025 simplification packages.

Upcoming

event International 09 Feb 2027 ENGDEU

Biofach 2027: Agroforestry & Smallholder Compliance

World leading organic congress reviewing digital polygon verification, shade-grown agroforestry standards, and EUDR customs entry.

event International 06 Oct 2026 ENGESP

Fruit Attraction 2026: Trade Traceability Forum

Major trade gateway in Madrid connecting Latin American and African producer cooperatives with European importers before EUDR enforcement.

Online webinars

webinar International 22 Oct 2026 ENGDEU

EUDR Multi-Stakeholder Plenary & System Readiness

Commission plenary on the Information System rollout, country benchmarking and third-country producer support. Online participation.

webinar International 22 Oct 2026 ESP

Plenario multipartito EUDR y preparación del sistema

Sesión de la Comisión sobre el sistema de información, la clasificación de países y el apoyo a productores. Participación en línea.

New intelligence

guidance International 01 Mar 2026 ENGESPDEU

EUDR implementation resources hub

Consolidated Commission material: SME factsheets, competent authority contacts, briefing notes.

guidance International 01 Feb 2026 ENGESPDEU

Frequently asked questions on EUDR implementation

The Commission's answers to the operational questions competent authorities receive most often.

legislation International 01 Jan 2026 DEU

BAFA — Überblick Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz (LkSG)

German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control overview of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act for obliged companies.

guidance International 01 Jan 2026 ENG

BAFA — Supply Chain Act overview (English)

English overview of LkSG obligations for distributors and buyers sourcing into Germany.

publication International 01 Jan 2026 ENGESP

EUDR supply chain infographics, 5th edition

Commodity-by-commodity maps of where due diligence responsibility sits.

guidance International 01 Dec 2025 ENGESPDEU

Guidance document on Regulation (EU) 2023/1115

The Commission's operating interpretation of the due diligence obligations.

tool International 01 Jun 2025 ENGESPDEU

EU Observatory on Deforestation and Forest Degradation

Public forest-cover maps and datasets. Useful for checking how your plots are classified before a buyer does.

publication International 22 May 2025 ENGESP

Country benchmarking implementing regulation

Classifies producing countries by deforestation risk, setting the level of checks applied.

tool International 04 Dec 2024 ENGESPDEU

EUDR Information System

Where due diligence statements are filed under Article 33. Registration is open now.

publication International 01 Nov 2023 ENGESP

EUDR for smallholders — factsheet

Plain-language obligations summary for cooperatives to circulate at farm level.

Capital & support channels

funding International 09 Dec 2023 ENGESPDEU

Team Europe Initiative on Deforestation-free Value Chains

Initial €70 million package with Germany, the Netherlands and France to help partner countries transition to deforestation-free value chains.

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Verify how your plots are classified in the EU Observatory before a buyer or competent authority does it for you.

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