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Novel soil management practices - key for sustainable bioeconomy and climate change mitigation 2

SOMPA 2

Finland has an ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035, which means that climate change mitigation actions need to be implemented in all sectors including agriculture and forestry. Currently, peat soils of croplands and forests are largest sources of GHG emissions on land-use sector in Finland. This project will develop ecologically and economically sustainable climate change mitigation methods for forest and cropland on peat soil. We will produce new scientific knowledge on drivers for the soil CH4 and CO2 emissions on peat soils and on cost-efficient and ecologically sustainable means to mitigate the emissions. We will provide methods that encourage land owners to apply the optimal mitigation measures in practice. The methods to be developed by this consortium will help Finland to reach the carbon neutrality target.