Methods to Verify and Account for the Carbon and Soil Health Benefits of Agroforestry
The second part of the report contains a validated methodology to predict the effect of agroforestry on net greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration. In this section, selected greenhouse gas collection tools were tested at sites associated with the Living Labs in Czechia, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The examined tools include CARAT, the Farm Carbon Calculator, and the Open Farm Carbon Tracker. These evaluations highlight how digital tools can quantify both emissions and carbon storage, thereby supporting more accurate and transparent reporting along agroforestry value chains. However, their ability to account for agroforestry‑specific carbon sequestration varied substantially. Some tools rely on generic allometric factors or IPCC Tier 1 values, which do not reflect species, age, spacing, or management, and lacked species‑specific growth curves for many tree types used in agroforestry.
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Authors
den Herder, M.,Cumplido-Marin, L.,Burgess, P.J.,Aynekulu Betemariam, E.,Cella, F.,Houška, J.,Hübner, R.,Kay, S.,Lojka, B.,Mantino, A.,Moreno, G.,Nauta, S.,Palma, J.,Pardon, P.,Smith, Jo,Ripamonti, A.,Rolo, V.,Serra, A.,Rønn-Andersen, K.,Skok, A.,Thissen, W.
Publication year
2026
