Digital Download: Carbon Offsets in Conservation Easements
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This publication offers practical guidance to land trust practitioners on drafting conservation easements to allow the development of carbon offset projects, and convey or clarify the ownership of the carbon offsets generated by such a project.
For a more holistic overview of carbon offset projects, see the Alliance’s Carbon Markets: Are They Right for Your Land Trust? publication.
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