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Paul Martin

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Paul Martin is President of the International Soil Carbon Alliance (ISCIA), a coalition of
market stakeholders advocating for fair and scalable compensation mechanisms for farmers
adopting regenerative practices, as well as for rigorous and transparent measurement of soil
organic carbon (SOC). He is actively engaged in advancing SOC-related advocacy and in
developing and deploying field-based projects.

Edouard Lanckriet

Jul 15 2026

Why Europe needs a regulated market for agricultural carbon

Illuminem Voices

Food · Agriculture

Voluntary carbon markets cannot fund Europe's farm transition at scale and a shelved 2023 proposal for a regulated market deserves a second look

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