The SENSE project aims to address the environmental impact of specialized and intensified crop, livestock, and forestry production systems by promoting circularity in integrated systems. The project focuses on quantifying and mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, improving resource use efficiency, and evaluating potential synergies and trade-offs. The project involves case studies in European and South American countries, using process-based models to simulate carbon, nutrient, water, and biomass flows. A digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MVR) system will be tested for quantifying GHG emissions. The circularity scenarios will be evaluated based on their GHG mitigation potential, resilience using a probabilistic risk analysis approach, and their impact on other societal goals through multidimensional sustainability assessment tools. Farmer participation will be sought to incorporate their perspectives and assess circularity, ecological functioning, and socio-economic indicators. The project will provide guidance for informed circularity decisions at the farm level, considering trade-offs with other sustainability goals. The findings will contribute to the European Farm to Fork Strategy and the Circular Economy Action Plan, aiding the design of policies to support meaningful circularity in farming systems.
*At the time of the proposal. Please consider this data as an accurate estimate; it may vary during the project’s lifespan.
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