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Carbon sequestration opportunities in soils of Latin America and the Caribbean
Start Date:
03/11/2021
End Date:
01/06/2024
Description
Regional technical cooperation to identify land uses and management practices with high soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration potential in agricultural systems of Latin America and the Caribbean and to build capacities to quantify and monitor SOC stocks. It develops common sampling and analysis protocols (including NIRS), a database and Tier 2 carbon stock change factors (909 sampling sites) for national GHG inventories, and regional workshops, in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica and Uruguay.
Iniciative Type
Action scope
Multicountry
Evaluated
No
Stage
Implementation- Ongoing
Temporality
Short-term
Number of Years
3 - Year -s
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Budget in USD
Budget in USD
$480,889.00
Counterpart Budget
$980,240.00
Total Budget
$1,461,129.00
Annual Average Budget
$486,747.00
| Financing Sources | Financing Types |
|---|---|
| FONTAGRO | Global or multilateral funds |
| New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries | Grants |
Institutions
| Institutions | Institutions rols |
|---|---|
| INIA: National Institute for Agricultural Research (Uruguay) | Execution and operation |
| AGROSAVIA: Colombian Agricultural Research Corporation | Execution and operation |
| INTA: National Institute of Agricultural Technology (Argentina) | Execution and operation |
| INTA: National Institute for Innovation and Transfer of Agricultural Technology (Costa Rica) | Execution and operation |
| GRA: Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases | Execution and operation |
| INIA: Agricultural Research Institute (Chile) | Execution and operation |