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This May 8 story, spotlighting an official pledge to sustain herd sizes and farm operations, captures Ireland's tension as the government races to meet climate goals by 2030.

This May 13 story shows funding flows from cap-and-trade revenue shifting by the billion to prevent and remediate wildfires in California forests.

On May 10, Axios reported a deal between Visa and Sustainable Carbon on an ambitious platform called Carbonplace.

Rachel Kyte, who helped hammer out the Paris agreement, talks through techniques to deliver robust carbon markets before (or instead of waiting until) governments make the rules. The interview requires a 7-day free trial.

This linkapalooza from May 4 surveys advances in soil quality, including some nods to cover crops and updated practices.

This April 27 blog post works through how community land trusts, which farmers started in the face of racist systems, can advance Black homeownership.

This All Things Considered story from April 28 situates carbon removal in the forefront of many popular science-aligned strategies for climate survival.

This January, Environmental Defense Fund and Farmers Business Network launched the pilot Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund (RAFF). Enrolled farmers who meet soil health and nitrogen efficiency standards will access a 0.5% discount on a one-year credit line. This product, years in the making, aims to update farm financing.

This April 21 item looks over a project that sells farmed kelp...and an executive who wants to propagate ocean farming into a viable piece of the carbon-credit marketplace.

This April 12 press release details a partnership among Burger King, Cargill, and the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation to send up to $10 million in grants over five years to support regenerative practices across the United States' Great Plains.

Conservation Finance Network

Did You Hear What They Herd?

This Isn't What We Meant to Cap

Did Visa Just Make Carbon Offsetting Easy-a?

Worth Reading About Worth: Kyte Addresses Voluntary Markets

The Price of Quality on the Black Market

Land Trusts Can Lead to Housing Justice, Says a Federal Reserve Bank

In Which the Verb Carries Lofty Meaning

The Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund's Climate-Smart Rebate

Kelp-able of More

Beyond Plain: Burger King and Cargill Announce Matching Pledge For Regenerative Grants