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U.S. Farmers Earn World’s First Carbon Credits from Rice Cultivation

Terra Global Capital - June, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO – June 14, 2017 – Terra Global Capital, a woman-run private social enterprise, along with the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, announce the first-ever issuance and sale of greenhouse gas emission reduction credits from the sustainable production of rice.  To reduce methane, a greenhouse gas over 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide, farmers in California and the Mid-South implemented a variety of groundbreaking voluntary conservation practices that included alternate wetting and drying and early drainage of their fields

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Terra’s Expert Training at Korea Forest Service REDD+ Workshop

Terra Global Capital - March, 2017

Erica Meta Smith, a forester at Terra Global, was a key lecturer at the REDD+ training workshop at the National Institute of Forest Science in Seoul Korea in March. The Republic of Korea is a key donor investing in REDD+ and sustainable landscapes across a number of Southeast Asian counties. Terra provided expert training for a number of training sessions including, from practices on the ground to accessing climate finance.  The meeting, hosted by Korea Forest Service (KFS), was held to strengthen government capacity in REDD+ development and design.

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Terra Holds Kick-off Meeting at the Farmer Veteran Coalition Headquarters with Rangeland Partners to Promote Conservation Practices with Diverse Group of Ranchers

Terra Global Capital - November, 2016

Terra Global along with Farmer Veteran Collation (FVC), Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA), Carbon Cycle Institute (CCI) California Rangeland Trust (CRT), and UC Davis met at the FVC headquarters in Davis California to strategize about building a Rangeland protocol.  A key part of Terra Global’s Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) from USDA-NRCS is bringing together range and pasture land experts in order to engage a diverse group of ranchers including those historically underrepresented in GHG market participation. Getting input from and the inclusion of a diverse group of farmers and ranchers is a key step to develop a GHG Protocol and implementation process that truly works for all farmers and ranchers.

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Congo’s ER-PD for the Carbon Fund Completes In-country Review with Terra’s Support

Terra Global Capital - August, 2016

The TAP, consisting of experts from all over the world, held their first meeting in Brazzaville to review the Republic of the Congo's Emission Reduction Program Document (ERPD). The ER-PD prepared by Terra and its partner GeoEcoMap was developed with CN-REDD (Based in the Ministry of Forest Economy and Sustainable Development, MEFDD) and World Bank and represents a critical step in Congo receiving an estimated $57.5 million of results-based payments. The ER-PD was assessed it against the criteria and indicators required under the Carbon Fund Methodological Framework. The TAP team described the carbon accounting components of the ERPD as “being high quality draft ERPD, reflecting a strong in-country and international team”.

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