project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Stream management to increase carbon stock in soil - SMACS
Stream management to increase carbon stock in soil - SMACS

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Completed | 2019 - 2023 Italy
Completed | 2019 - 2023 Italy
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Objectives

The main goal of this Plan is to optimize the use of the wood biomass, widely available in the Emilia Romagna region. The biomass is then used to increase the carbon stock of the agricultural and forest soils, with positive effects on the physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil and increase of the carbon stocks in soils.

Objectives

Obiettivo generale del presente Piano è ottimizzare l’utilizzo di una risorsa che, per la peculiarità del territorio, è ampiamente disponibile in Emilia Romagna: la biomassa prelevata dagli alvei dei rii privati di montagna durante la pulizia. La biomassa verrà quindi impiegata per aumentare lo stock di carbonio dei suoli agricolo-forestali, con ripercussioni positive sulle proprietà fisiche, chimiche e biologiche del suolo e sullo stock di carbonio nei suoli.

Activities

1) collection of wood biomass from the riverbeds of private mountain streams and their pyrolysis to obtain syngas and biochar; 2) application of biochar to soil to improve soil structure and soil quality; 3) assessment of the environmental impacts associated with the plan following the life cycle assessment approach.

Activities

1) raccolta degli scarti legnosi dagli alvei dei rii privati di montagna e loro pirolisi per ottenere syngas e biochar; 2) applicazione al suolo di biochar per le sue capacità ammendanti e di miglioramento della qualità del suolo 3) valutazione della riduzione dell’impatto ambientale associato al piano nell’ottica di analisi del ciclo di vita.

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
Rural Development Programme
2014IT06RDRP003 Italy - Rural Development Programme (Regional) - Emilia-Romagna
Location
Main geographical location
Parma
Other geographical location
Piacenza

EUR 199988.74

Total budget

Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.

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