Creating regional carbon buyer hubs

This Cooperative Agreement award was granted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The $1,763,109 award will fund the creation of regional carbon buyer hubs to connect small and underserved forest landowners to new pools of local and regional buyers for carbon offset credits.

The prime awardee, the Urban Forest Carbon Registry, will serve as the national coordinating center, providing tools, resources, and coordination for three regional land trust partners - Western Reserve Land Conservancy, Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, and The Land Conservancy of McHenry County. These regional partners will customize the national resources and create buyer hubs tailored to the Atlanta, Chicago, and Cleveland metro areas. This work aims to enable landowners to connect with local buyers interested in supporting conservation in their communities, expanding demand for small forest carbon projects.