0105 - Soil Inorganic Carbon: Unveiling its Role in Global Carbon Cycle (STC -Webinar)

There is a global interest in harnessing soil organic carbon (SOC) to mitigate climate change, enhance resilience, and ensure food security through Initiatives such as  4per1000. Concurrently, there is an urgent demand for credible and reliable measurement, reporting and verification frameworks for emission trading and national reporting.

Join our webinar to explore the critical issue of Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for soil carbon stocks. Distinguished speakers, Prof. Alex McBratney of the University of Sydney and Prof. Pete Smith of the University of Aberdeen, will delve into measurement, modelling, and hybrid approaches.

Learn about their extensive research on technologies for measuring and auditing SOC change along with approaches in simulating and projecting change in SOC. Share their vision for a global framework for MRV of SOC stock change, supporting national and international endeavours, reshaping our approach to soil management.

Pete Smith is the Professor of Soils and Global Change at the University of Aberdeen, and the Science Director of Scotland’s ClimateXChange and the Director of Food Systems for the Scottish Food Security Alliance. His research is on global change impacts on ecosystems, soils, agricultural and land-based options to mitigate climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental and agricultural sustainability, global carbon cycle, ecosystem modelling, food security, ecosystem services and bioenergy.

Iñigo Virto Quecedo is a soil scientist and Associate Professor at Universidad Pública de Navarra, UPNA, in Spain. With a PhD from UPNA and an Agricultural Engineering degree, his career spans research, teaching, and outreach. His research delves into the complex cycle of organic matter in calcareous soils and explores the interactions between the carbonate-rich matrix of these soils and organic carbon cycling and storage. He's led projects on soil health, reclamation of contaminated sites, organic matter cycles, and soil carbonates. He's delivered over 120 talks in soil science, fostering outreach and industry relationships. Active in FAO initiatives, his commitment to advancing sustainable soil practices remains integral to his academic legacy.