How this project is verified

Soil carbon is measured on site with a licensed agronometer and cross-checked by an independent laboratory. Removals are certified under ONCRA's Land Stored Carbon Protocol and registered in the public ledger, so each credit can be traced and cannot be used twice. Follow-up measurements take place every three years.

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Christophe is a farmer in the commune of Soual, in the Tarn region. Keen to diversify into new farming models he combines his traditional crop expertise with bamboo cultivation to improve growing results. As a true carbon farming enthusiast he is experimenting with different techniques. In Europe, France is one of the forerunners with more and more established fields, and opportunities for processing the harvest are growing with them.

Project information

Location
Blan, France
Cultivated by
Christophe Rouanet
Project code
BBL-L-005
Project started in
March 31, 2023
Impact surface
3 ha
Available certificates
596
Carbon sink potential
1,273 tonnes CO₂
Registry
ONCRA public ledger
Verification
Methodology verified by Bureau Veritas

Four steps

How does it work?

From choosing a farm to a certificate in the public ledger — usually within one working day.

01

Choose your project

Every project is a named European farm with its own measurements, coordinates and ledger entry. Pick the one you want to support.

02

Request

Set how many tonnes you want to remove and send your request. We confirm availability and send you a quote.

03

Registration

Your removal is registered in the public ONCRA ledger, which is what prevents the same tonne being sold twice.

04

Certificate & impact

You receive your certificate by email, and the farmer receives the income that keeps the field growing.

Beyond carbon

Bamboo is more than just removing CO₂

What makes bamboo stand out compared to other crops?

Carbon below ground

Soil that recovers

Roots hold soil against erosion, improve water retention and rebuild depleted agricultural land, storing carbon below ground as well as above it.

Habitat, not monoculture

Biodiversity returns

A bare field becomes a year-round green forest that shelters insects, birds, mice and boars, and keeps doing so between harvests.

Raw material for industry

Feeds the green economy

Harvested culms feed the bio-based industry, replacing steel, plastic and concrete — materials with a far higher carbon footprint.

A viable business model

A second income for farmers

Carbon certificates give farmers a second income stream, which is what makes planting bamboo on marginal land viable in the first place.

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