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Good Crops, Good Credit: How a Northwest Land Trust Sustains Farmland With Capital

Katie Michels
November 20, 2020
  • Topics:
  • Agriculture
  • Fresh Water
  • Habitat
  • Impact Investing
  • Land Conservation
  • Philanthropy
How does a farmer with no desire to keep growing crops become a catalyst for financial value and land preservation? The Washington Farmland Trust worked with a farmer at the end of his career to craft a financial package that would keep his land from developers, sustain ecosystem services, and...

Aligning Conservation and Community Development for Increased Impact in Sentinel Landscapes—and Beyond

Kendra Briechle
August 24, 2020
  • Topics:
  • Fresh Water
  • Land Conservation
  • Philanthropy
What makes efforts to preserve land harmonize with efforts to promote commerce? In this article, we review several examples. Entrepreneurs learn to bolster terrain for hikers (who drink beer), historically sensitive consumers, and fellow merchants. These examples show how creative approaches to promoting conservation and community-based development can yield ongoing...
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Commentary

Fervidly Facilitating Financial Feats

February 28, 2020
Source: Land Trust Alliance
"It didn't surprise me that interest in last month's Chesapeake Intensive course was robust. The event brought together land trust staff and partners from across the watershed with a faculty of national and regional experts to discuss forest carbon offsets, revolving water funds, voluntary surcharges, state revolving funds, pay-for-success outcomes-based contracting and financing and more."
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External News

'Blue Finance': World Bank and Credit Suisse Partner for Sustainable Water Bond

December 19, 2019
Source: Edie
Swiss finance giant Credit Suisse has partnered with The World Bank to issue a $28.6m bond aimed at financing the protection and restoration of fresh and saltwater resources and habitats.
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External News

The Mississippi River Environmental Impact Bond Challenge

November 21, 2019
Source: Quantified Ventures
"Through this 4th EIB Challenge, we will select 2 cities along the Mississippi River to issue the next Environmental Impact Bonds (EIBs). If you are a representative of a city agency, utility, water authority, or sewer authority, we want to work with you, and encourage you to read through our materials and consider submitting a proposal."
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External News

EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy

October 25, 2019
Source: EHS Daily Advisor
In February 2019, the EPA’s assistant administrator for water issued a memo updating the agency’s water quality trading policy “to promote market-based mechanisms.” The memo includes six principles intended to clarify aspects of the federal water quality trading program, provide tools and incentives to states and local governments to implement trading programs, and promote increased investment in conservation.
Pensacola, Florida

The Gulf of Mexico on the Pensacola, Florida coast / Capt_tain Tom / CC BY 2.0

Building Demand in US Water Quality Trading Markets

Chris Lewis
September 25, 2019
  • Topics:
  • Fresh Water
  • Oceans
  • Public Policy
Environmental credit trading programs have gained traction for pollutants like carbon emissions, at least in concept. Is water quality trading the next frontier? The mechanism offers the possibility of more flexible and cost-effective water quality control, but in contrast to some environmental credits, markets have struggled to gain momentum.
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Reports

Green-Gray Assessment: How to Assess the Costs and Benefits of Green Infrastructure for Water Supply Systems

September 03, 2019
Source: World Resources Institute
WRI’s Green-Gray Assessment method allows stakeholders to value the costs and benefits of integrating green or natural infrastructure into water supply systems to improve performance.

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