Institute of

Director

Prof. Dr. Heinz Flessa

Deputy

PD Dr. Axel Don

Secretariat

Hanne Schmidt-Przebierala
Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture

Bundesallee 65
38116 Braunschweig
Phone: +49 531 596 2601
Fax: +49 531 596 2699
ak@thuenen.de

Agricultural Soil Inventory (BZE-LW)

Your soil - With us in good hands! (© Thünen-Institut/Michael Welling)

The Agricultural Soil Inventory (BZE-LW) evaluates stocks of organic carbon in agricultural soils in Germany. Thus, the BZE-LW, delivers an improtant database for Germany's engagement in terms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol.

Roland Prietz (Field work, from left), Anna Jacobs (Data evaluation) and Arne Heidkamp (Laboratories). (© Thünen-Institut/Michael Welling)

Project status: ongoing

Duration: 4.2008 - 12.2018

Video (in German with english subtitles)

German agricultural soil inventory

A total of about 3100 soil sample were taken nationwide within the context of the German agricultural soil inventory by Thünen Institute. What takes place on the field and what happens to the soil samples in the laboratory? This video tells us the story.