The Carbon Unit Registry has published the methodology for the climate project “Increasing Carbon Stocks in Grassland Ecosystems in Permafrost Regions through Sustainable Livestock Grazing.” This methodology was developed by AIM Carbon professionals in collaboration with the Yu. A. Izrael Institute of Global Climate and Ecology.
The methodology is based on AIM Carbon’s confirmed hypothesis about the positive impact of sustainable grazing on carbon sequestration in permafrost soils. This hypothesis was verified during field experiments on controlled livestock grazing (horses) and related instrumental measurements conducted in Aleko-Kyuyol and the Pleistocene Park Nature Reserve in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from April to June 2024.
The developed methodology is the first in the world to provide a tool for assessing the increase in carbon stocks resulting from sustainable livestock grazing in permafrost regions. Its purpose is to promote the development of grazing practices in these regions through the implementation of climate projects.
“This methodology creates a foundation for maintaining sustainable livestock grazing, primarily of horses and reindeer, in permafrost regions. Climate projects implemented under this methodology will contribute to the accumulation of carbon in surface soils, providing a practical solution for better preservation of permafrost under global warming conditions.
We expect this methodology to have international significance as well, serving as a model for developing similar methodologies and projects in other countries located in permafrost zones,”
emphasized Andrey Ptichnikov, Deputy CEO for Science and Methodology at AIM Carbon.
The methodology is planned to be used as part of AIM Carbon’s experimental project, which may advance to the pilot implementation stage following additional scientific research. The use of this methodology is also open to all climate project developers in the Russian Federation planning to undertake similar project activities.
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