Аннотация:There is an increased awareness and interest in the potential of agricultural soils to contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation and food security through improved Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) management. Streamlining research collaboration and informing policies on soils for SOC sequestration requires common understanding by stakeholders of the current status of soils and the options for enhanced carbon storage. WP2 of the CIRCASA project aims to carry out a dialogue with stakeholders on challenges and opportunities related to SOC. We gathered stakeholders’ perspectives on the potential for soil carbon management to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, sustainable intensification of agriculture, multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and on the barriers to implementation and potential solutions to these barriers.
Towards this effort, a mixed method was applied, combining quantitative and qualitative data gathering. This included workshop dialogues with key stakeholders on SOC management and two online surveys (one global and one for Denmark specifically). The surveys consisted of seven main sections: 1) Background questions on SOC, 2) Current management in relation to SOC, 3) Barriers for implementing SOC management options, 4) Solutions to address the barriers to implementation, 5) Knowledge needs, 6) Contribution of SOC management - sustaining and enhancing agricultural crop production and ecosystem services, 7) Contribution of SOC management to climate and sustainable development. This report focuses on the analysis of sections 3 and 4 (barriers and solutions), while sections 1, 2, 6 and 7 are reported in D2.1.