Panos Panagos Keynote & Plenary 4 | ECFS26

This video from the 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit (ECFS26), held in Padova, Italy from 17–19 March 2026, brings together a keynote presentation followed by a plenary session focused on risk, uncertainty and resilience in carbon farming. 🔹 Keynote: Soil Monitoring and Carbon in Europe Panos Panagos (European Commission, Joint Research Centre), project leader of the EU Soil Observatory (EUSO), presents insights into soil monitoring and modelling at European and global scale, including soil erosion, soil organic carbon and nutrient dynamics. 🔹 Plenary Session: Managing Risk in Carbon Farming This plenary explores how risk and uncertainty affect the credibility and scalability of carbon farming, from measurement and verification to finance and implementation. Session focus: The discussion examines how challenges such as MRV uncertainty, liability for reversals and evolving financial and insurance mechanisms shape carbon farming systems and markets. Key themes: Uncertainty in monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) systems Liability and risk of reversals in carbon farming projects The role of insurance and financial instruments Risk management across the carbon and agricultural value chain Building resilient and credible climate projects Moderator: Hannes Mollenhauer (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ) Panelists: Alexa Mayer-Bosse (Munich Re) Francesco Morari (University of Padova) Anastasia Volkova (Regrow AG) Constantinos Hatziparadisis (Farmer) Dr. Ana Gonzalez Pelaez (PlanetaryX)