Natural Assets Companies, natural asset credits and land trusts
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Natural Assets Companies are proposed for-profit corporations that would be organized to “actively manage, maintain, restore (as applicable) and grow the value of natural assets and their production.” Natural assets include carbon credits, biodiversity credits, water or soil conservation, forest preservation and associated sustainable economic activities such as eco-tourism. Excluded are mining, unsustainable agriculture and timber harvest that erodes important environmental qualities.
Below, you will find useful information related to Natural Assests Companies that you can use when meeting with landowners, elected officials and other interested parties.
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For accreditation-related materials, please also consult the Land Trust Accreditation Commission website.