PERCS: Perennial Plant Restoration for Carbon Sequestration in Canadian Agricultural Landscapes

Our interdisciplinary team is funded by the NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Initiative to study the drivers and outcomes of perennial plant restoration for carbon sequestration in agriculture​.

Working with our partners, we will explore how restoration can sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Canadian agriculture through the planting of perennial vegetation. Our work emphasizes the ecological and social benefits of connecting habitat edges in agricultural landscapes for biodiversity, carbon mitigation and productivity.

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The research team of PERCS acknowledges that our field sites are located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Stó:lō Nations, including the Sumas, Matsqui, Kwantlen, and Katzie peoples. We recognize their enduring connection to this land and are grateful for the opportunity to learn and work in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia.