Farming For Carbon & Nature Surveying Assistant

Earners of this badge have been part of Farming for Carbon & Nature, an innovative pilot project working with university and college owned farms to transition to more regenerative farming practices and therefore help universities reach their net-zero targets. Earners have attended a farm soil sampling and/or biodiversity monitoring introductory training session delivered by SOS-UK, and token soil samples or conducted biodiversity surveys on at least one farm.

Issuer	Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK)
Issued On	1771243200
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