Carbon-rich lowland soil (Kulstofrig lavbundsjord)

Carbon-rich lowland soil is soil with a high organic carbon content, typically found in river valleys and former bogs, which emits greenhouse gases when drained.

Green Tripartite (Grøn Trepart) aims to take 140,000 ha of carbon-containing lowland soils, including surrounding areas, out of production. According to Landbrugsstyrelsen (the Danish Agricultural Agency), the purpose of lowland projects is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from these soils.

Under the afforestation scheme, SGAV (the Danish Agency for Green Transition and Aquatic Environment) uses a threshold of more than 6 per cent organic carbon for lowland soil, which is generally not eligible for subsidised planting. The map can be viewed in MARS.

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