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"They Need to Hear It From Another Farmer"

May 20, 2022
Source: NPR
This May 17 story visits two farmers investing in soil-health innovation before it gets to carbon-market scale.
The Defense Department helps this Minnesota wolf defend its turf.

Unlocking Partnership, Opening Paths: Inside the REPI Program

Christina Kohler
May 19, 2022
  • Topics:
  • Blended Finance
  • Land Conservation
  • Public Policy
The United States' military apparatus depends on stable land for security at its sites. A partnership with land trusts and other stewards makes conservation hay from that conviction.
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Worth Reading About Worth: Kyte Addresses Voluntary Markets

May 06, 2022
Source: BusinessGreen
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.
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Land Trusts Can Lead to Housing Justice, Says a Federal Reserve Bank

April 29, 2022
Source: St. Louis Fed
This April 27 blog post works through how community land trusts, which farmers started in the face of racist systems, can advance Black homeownership.
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In Which the Verb Carries Lofty Meaning

April 29, 2022
Source: NPR
This All Things Considered story from April 28 situates carbon removal in the forefront of many popular science-aligned strategies for climate survival.

The Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund's Climate-Smart Rebate

Grace Cajski
April 27, 2022
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  • Climate
  • Fresh Water
  • Impact Investing
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.
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Take a Chesapeake at This

April 23, 2022
Source: CBS News
This April 19 TV story from a Baltimore affiliate elucidates some water-management practice in a state where conservation finance now flows through public policy.
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Beyond Plain: Burger King and Cargill Announce Matching Pledge For Regenerative Grants

April 15, 2022
Source: Business Wire
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.
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Meta and Partners Push Nearly $1 Billion Into Offsets

April 15, 2022
Source: GreenBiz
So five gargantuan companies are deploying $925 million for what they say are verifiable carbon-credit projects. Here's the April 13 take in GreenBiz on a new venture from Alphabet, Meta, McKinsey, Shopify and Stripe.
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Steering Into the Conservation Bank?

April 08, 2022
Source: Charleston Post-Courier
This April 4 news item catches us up on (still-in-draft) efforts to create a state conservation bank in South Carolina.

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