European Soil Revitalisation Programme
This programme applies regenerative agriculture across defined project areas in Europe, aiming to reverse soil degradation and increase long-term carbon sequestration. Practices include biostimulant application, cover cropping, reduced tillage, and no-till systems—methods that raise soil organic matter, improve structure, and support sustained carbon removals.
Registered as a Gold Standard Certified Design (GS ID 12459), the programme currently has no issued credits but establishes the framework for future carbon-removal VPAs and it is one we will be watching closely. Early implementations in France and Belgium are managed under South Pole’s coordination, with each activity monitored and validated independently once operational results are demonstrated.
Beyond carbon, the programme targets broader benefits: healthier soils for food production, improved farm resilience, and knowledge transfer that supports long-term agricultural stability. It sets up the governance and methodology needed to generate future high-integrity removal credits as field data accumulates.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Verification
Gold Standard
Verified StandardThink of the Gold Standard as the "premium, fair-trade, organic" label of the carbon offsetting world. It's known for being one of the strictest and highest-quality standards. To get a Gold Standard certification, a project can't just prove it reduced carbon; it must also prove it contributed to at least three UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This means the project is also doing extra good, like providing clean water, creating new jobs, or protecting wildlife in the local community.