2021-12-15 to16 LIFE AGRESTIC - Mid Term Conference

04.ENG.NBM21_052_locandina_Webinar_ MID TERM CONFERENCE DI LIFE AGRESTIC.pdf

Background

• Improving GHG flux monitoring in agricultural soil through the AGRESTIC prototype: a focus on the assessment of data quality

• Reduction of Agricultural GReenhouse gases EmiSsions Through Innovative Cropping systems

• Project website

The “4 per 1000 - Soils for Food Security and Climate” Initiative & The Twin Regions Action

Marc Bernard - Network & Global Facilities Coordinator at the Executive Secretariat of the “4 per 1000” Initiative

Abstract

The "4 per 1000 - Soils for Food Security and Climate" initiative was launched by France at COP21 in 2015. The initiative provides a global multi-stakeholder platform for developing partnerships and alliances that support and promote transformative actions to improve soil health and carbon sequestration. Today, "4 per 1000" has 666 member organizations, including 40 governments.

2020, "4 per 1000" developed its strategic plan. The initiative then conducted a Delphi study for the joint development of the implementation strategy. The implementation strategy defines the activities to achieve the 24 goals of the strategic plan. 124 experts from all world regions and stakeholders participated in the study. They produced 191 studies outlining the underlying problems of the 24 objectives, their causes, the actions that need to be invested in to address them, and the critical success factors and barriers that need to be considered to achieve the 2030 and 2050 goals.  The experts responded anonymously, contributing to the completeness, objectivity, and credibility of the resulting implementation strategy.

In 2022, the initiative will focus on developing partnerships and alliances to improve the enabling environment for transformative action on the ground. Partnerships with governments, international organizations, and donors will focus on providing so-called core facilities that provide legal and financial support for transformative action by beneficiaries: producers, citizens, and intermediaries. Research and development organizations, NGS, producer organizations, and the private sector will forge alliances to provide global facilities that provide beneficiaries with scientific and technical support to develop and implement projects, improve access to carbon markets, monitor progress, and evaluate the impact of transformative actions. "4 per 1000" takes a decentralized and integrated approach to promoting, mobilizing support for, and strengthening ownership of the action. To achieve this, regional roadmaps are developed with partners, aligned with existing funding mechanisms, instruments, and regional and national institutions, organizations, programs, and initiatives.

To accelerate and scale action on the ground, "4 per 1000" promotes the introduction of the concept of so-called "twin regions" in member countries, in addition to traditional approaches to scaling. A twin region consists of two contrasting places that come together to overcome their mutual environmental, economic and social constraints by leveraging their complementary skills and resources. Typically, a place in a region with low living standards, low emissions, but high ecological potential to sequester carbon, a CO2 sink region, teams up with a place in a region with high living standards, high emissions, but low ecological potential to sequester carbon, a CO2 source region. Together, they are pursuing the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035, paying off their historical carbon debt as of that date, and building a system of environmental stewardship and global equity.

Presentation

04.ENG.NBM21_052_locandina_Webinar_ MID TERM CONFERENCE DI LIFE AGRESTIC.pdf