Carbon farming in Salento: carbon credits fund olive grove restoration and local economic benefits

A law firm in Italy purchased over 1,743 carbon credits from Carborea to support a carbon farming project in Salento. The project involves 18 farmers planting 23,550 olive trees across 48.5 hectares of land affected by Xylella. It uses the voluntary carbon credit market to fund CO2 sequestration, landscape restoration, and provide immediate financial returns to farmers. The credits are validated under international standards and registered through traceability systems. The article highlights this as one of Italy's first structured carbon farming initiatives. It also notes the EU's CRCF Regulation is introducing harmonized certification methodologies for carbon farming, with the first dedicated methodologies adopted in July 2026.