The US Soil Enrichment Protocol (SEP) provides guidance on how to quantify, monitor, report, and verify agricultural practices that enhance carbon storage in soils and decrease net emissions of CO2, CH4, and N2O. The primary GHG benefit targeted is the accrual of additional carbon in agricultural soils, with hopes to incentivize GHG emission reductions from other sources, such as N2O from fertilizer use.
The US Soil Enrichment Protocol Version 1.1 is labeled with the ICVCM CCP Logo. This indicates that the applicable methodology has been assessed and approved as being in adherence to the CCP Assessment Framework.
Protocol Revision
The Soil Enrichment Protocol is currently undergoing an update to Version 2.0. For more information, please visit the Soil Enrichment Protocol development webpage.
Project Listing Documents
The documents below are required during the project listing phase.
Project Registration Documents
The documents below are designed to help project developers organize their project data and facilitate verification. Use of the templates provided is optional; however, the documents are required for verification.
Protocol Supporting Documents
The documents and tools below are companions to the protocol and are used for project development and verification oversight.
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