Satellite observation
Land-cover condition, surface moisture indicators, disturbance and change detection.
WIDE COVERAGE / REPEATABLE03 / TECHNICAL BRIEF
MEASUREMENT / REPORTING / VERIFICATION
How Carbon2Green plans to measure the project.
CARBON2GREEN / HSP
Each reported result must be connected to a location, time, instrument, method, quality check and documented calculation. The monitoring system is being designed around that requirement.
THE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Different tools will measure
different parts of the peatland.
No single sensor can demonstrate the project's climate performance. Satellite data provides broad coverage, field instruments measure local conditions, and laboratory and flux measurements support the carbon calculations.
Elevation & terrain
LiDAR or photogrammetry for microtopography, drainage and restoration design.
HIGH SPATIAL DETAILVegetation plots
Species composition, cover and ecological condition as direct evidence and potential proxy.
FIELD-VERIFIEDPiezometer network
Continuous or frequent water-table measurements across treatment and reference areas.
TIME SERIESCores & properties
Depth, bulk density, carbon content, stratigraphy and physical condition.
STOCK CHARACTERIZATIONGreenhouse-gas flux
CO₂ and CH₄ measurements used where required to quantify or validate net performance.
CLIMATE OUTCOMEPROPOSED OBSERVATION SYSTEM
Field instruments will be combined
with satellite and terrain data.
These drawings describe the proposed monitoring system. Final instrument models, station locations, sampling density, data products and methods remain subject to field design, methodology requirements and validation.
A proposed eddy-covariance station links atmospheric exchange with meteorology, soil conditions and piezometric water-level observations.
Repeated satellite observations and high-resolution terrain data provide the spatial frame within which field measurements are interpreted.
DATA MANAGEMENT
Every measurement must be traceable.
The proposed system will retain raw records, calibration status, quality flags, data transformations and calculation versions. A reported total should be reproducible from its original inputs.
01CAPTURESensor / field form / imagery
02VALIDATERange, timestamp, location, calibration
03STOREImmutable raw + curated layers
04CALCULATEVersioned equations and factors
05REVIEWInternal QA + independent verification
06DISCLOSEReport, registry and evidence index
QUALITY & PRECISION
The monitoring plan must capture real changes and report uncertainty.
Sampling frequency and density must reflect how conditions vary across the site and through the seasons. The goal is a defensible estimate whose limits are stated clearly.
Stratified sampling
Divide the landscape into meaningful condition classes; place treatment, control and reference observations deliberately.
Seasonal continuity
Measure frequently enough to capture spring recharge, summer drawdown, storms and year-to-year variation.
Calibration & redundancy
Document calibration, maintenance, drift checks, outages and co-located instruments where risk warrants.
Uncertainty propagation
Carry measurement, sampling and model uncertainty through to reported results and conservative deductions.
Roles & audit trail
Separate data collection, calculation approval and change authorization; retain reasons for every revision.
Third-party verification
An approved validation/verification body reviews conformance and evidence before any registry issuance decision.
FROM MONITORING TO UNITS
Carbon2Green cannot issue credits on its own.
The project design must first be validated. Monitored results must then be independently verified, and the programme registry decides whether serialized units can be issued.
- PROJECT DESIGN
Boundary, rights, baseline, additionality, safeguards, methodology and monitoring plan.
- VALIDATION
Independent assessment of the design against programme and methodology rules.
- MONITORING REPORT
Documented results for a defined period, including deviations, leakage and uncertainty.
- VERIFICATION
Independent review of calculations, controls and supporting evidence.
- REGISTRY REVIEW
Programme review and, if requirements are met, issuance of serialized units.
- CORSIA FILTER
Separate tests for ICAO programme approval, scope, vintage and host authorization.
WHAT WE WILL SHOW
Project data and decisions should be available for review.
- Current project stage and next decision gate
- Versioned boundary and monitoring strata
- Methods, instruments and calibration records
- Data completeness and quality flags
- Material assumptions and uncertainty
- Monitoring, validation and verification documents
- Registry identifiers if and when units are issued
- Authorization and CORSIA eligibility status, separately stated