B9. Measuring, Verifying and Financing Nature Co-Benefits | ECFS26

Full title: B9. Beyond Carbon Farming: Measuring, Verifying and Financing Nature Co-Benefits through Robust MRV Frameworks - for Farm to Wetlands and Landscapes This session from the 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit (ECFS26), held in Padova, Italy from 17–19 March 2026, explores how carbon farming can move beyond carbon to fully integrate ecosystem co-benefits such as biodiversity, soil health, water systems and resilience. Drawing on real-world initiatives and scientific expertise, the session examines how to design credible, scalable and cost-effective frameworks that recognise and reward these wider benefits. 🔹 Session focus The session explores how practice- and outcome-based frameworks, supported by robust MRV systems, can capture and integrate “beyond carbon” co-benefits at both farm and landscape scales. 🔹 Key themes Moving beyond carbon accounting to include biodiversity, water, soil health and ecosystem resilience Designing MRV systems that balance scientific rigour, scalability and cost-effectiveness Lessons from real-world initiatives (e.g. SAI Regenerating Together Framework, LIFE projects, Biodiversity Net Gain in England) Trade-offs between measurement accuracy, transaction costs and operational feasibility Limitations of carbon-only approaches in high-value ecosystems such as wetlands The role of science and evidence-based tools in shaping credible frameworks (JRC perspective) Aligning scientific knowledge, implementation realities and regulatory requirements Emerging mechanisms to reward land managers for ecosystem restoration and nature-positive practices Contributors: Romain Boulet (Soil Capital) Anna Uebachs (aeco GmbH) Ivan de Klee (Nattergal Ltd) Simona Bosco (Joint Research Centre – European Commission) Gian Luca Bagnara (Cà Colonna) Vanessa Sánchez Ortega (Fundación Global Nature) The session highlights how integrating co-benefits into carbon farming frameworks is essential to building credible, effective and scalable nature-positive solutions across Europe. The 3rd European Carbon Farming Summit brought together farmers, policymakers, researchers and businesses to advance credible, scalable and impactful carbon farming across Europe. 🔗 Learn more: https://www.carbonfarmingsummit.eu