Full project name: Carbonsafe Program Standards and Methodology for Improving and Reporting the Level of Sequestered Carbon in the Soil in the Agricultural Sector.

Verifier: EARTHOOD https://www.earthood.com/ 

Description of the project: The project is being developed on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria and is aimed at the agricultural community, helping to remove emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and helping its storage in the soil in the form of carbon (C), improving soil health and biodiversity, environmental and climate protection.

Project details: Eligible areas 761,28 ha, minimum and maximum requirements for the allocation of plots and cells, eligible participants - registered farmers; groups of farmers.

Project owner under the Carbonsafe program with ID No. BCCR-00003-CSBG-33NE-22/27-AGRI-0004: APLEND BULGARIA EOOD

The agricultural holding APLEND BULGARIA EOOD is in the North-East region of Bulgaria, village Alexandria, village Bistrets, village Gaber, village Dobrin, village Corporal Bakalovo, village Zimnitsa, village Captain Dimitrovo, village Ognyanovo, village Telerig, commune. Krushari, region Dobrich.

The agricultural holding grows annual and perennial crops. Before participating in the CARBONSAFE Carbon Farming Program, none of the recommended CARBONSAFE Program practices for annual and perennial crops were applied.

Crediting period (dd/mm/yyyy): 17.01.2023 - 02.02.2028

Buffer Pool Allocation: 5% of Issued Project Credits

Buffer Pool Project Credits: 431

For the purposes of the project's permanence, the Methodology provides for the retention of a 5% buffer, which is non-tradable.

The buffer serves to offset any decrease in SOC levels in regions where certificates have been granted previously. At the end of the crediting period, SOC levels may have risen, remained constant, or declined, as determined by evaluating the overall balance at the project participant level. Any reduction in SOC levels observed after the project's conclusion was categorized as a leakage. 

EARTHOOD assessed that the buffer is reserved for all the positive cells eligible for carbon certificates for the current monitoring period, and the same can be confirmed by the PR0205- Recapitulation of checklist for Joint Validation & Verification Report Page 34 of 56 calculating Sequestered Carbon (SOC) in Soil from Removed Greenhouse Gas Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions.