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First Agricultural Program Listed under California’s GHG Cap and Trade

Terra Global Capital - February, 2016

The first agricultural offset program has been listed by Terra in partnership with Water River Irrigation District for early action credit under AB 32, California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. The program produces emission reductions from rice management practices adopted by growers in the Mid-south. The program includes 140 fields covering more than 7,000 acres of rice production in Arkansas and Mississippi. It will be the first program in agriculture to transition from American Carbon Registry’s (ACR) voluntary protocol to the California Air Resources Board (ARB) the compliance protocol adopted in June 2015.

Kulera REDD+ Program to develop SME to manage “Beyond the Grid Solar” Revolving Fund

Terra Global Capital - February, 2016

Complementing the overall Program objectives, targeted funding was secured through the sale of emission reductions, to establish the Kulera Beyond the Grid revolving fund. This fund is designed to bring electrification to the rural communities in the Program area. Beyond the Grid aims to give access to electrification in areas of the country where electrification is one of the lowest in all of Africa. The introduction of the solar energy solutions, including single lights and multi-light home solutions, extends student study hours or time for working on small businesses. Some systems can support village level small enterprise, such as cell phone charging stations. It is estimated that on average, each household will save about $5 USD (16% of their monthly income) per month from reduced purchases of non-renewable fuels such as kerosene, candles and disposable batteries for flashlights.

Terra Global Keynote Speaker at Global Landscapes Forum – The Investment Case

Terra Global Capital - June, 2015

The Global Landscapes Forum – “The Investment Case” conference was held in London on June 10^th. It gathered over 100 of the leading thinkers on overcoming roadblocks and scaling up solutions for sustainable landscapes finance. Leslie Durschinger, Founder and Managing Director of Terra Global was one of the keynote speakers along with Peter Wheeler, Executive Vice President, The Nature Conservancy, Bernard Giraud, Senior Sustainability Advisor President of Livelihoods Venture Danone, Mark Burrows, Managing Director and Vice Chairman, Global Investment Banking Credit Suisse, and Bill Rahill Director, Environment & Natural Resources Global Practice of the World Bank Group. The session opened the day with a focus on building the investment case for sustainable landscapes.

Terra Global Capital Wins CIG Grant

Terra Global Capital - December, 2014

On Sept 15, NRCS announced that Terra was one of 47 organizations to win a 2014 Conservation Innovation Grant. Their winning project lowers the barriers for growers to adopt of low emission rice practices by reducing the data collection and verification costs of creating offsets. One of three private sector entities to win one of this year's CIG awards, Terra's solution was granted one of the largest CIG awards of 2014.

FY2014CIGawards.pdf

Terra Q4 2014 Newsletter and COP 20 Events

Terra Global Capital - December, 2014

See Terra's lastest news and speaking engagements at the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties and the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol is taking place from 1 to 12 December. COP 20/CMP 10 is being hosted by the Government of Peru, in Lima, Peru.

Terra Q4 2014 Newsletter and COP 20 Events.pdf