North Bridge Carbon, a leading carbon offset developer and investor, is pleased to announce its partnership with Ducks Unlimited.
North Bridge Carbon is committed to collaborating with strategic partners to offer high integrity, high quality carbon offsets to the corporate sector and is proud to announce the recent purchase of 60,000+ offsets from Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU) working in partnership with Radicle. Through its conservation work, DU is leading the way in saving threatened grasslands and related habitat values, while simultaneously, preserving critical belowground carbon reserves.
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The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) has been the breeding grounds for 50% to 80% of all North America’s migratory waterfowl, but these grasslands have disappeared at a rate and extent that exceeds the loss of the Amazon rainforest. DU’s unique Prairie Pothole grassland carbon program is comprised of nearly 28,000 acres owned by more than 50 individual private landowners in central North Dakota. Radicle is a diversified emission reductions company that supports DU with credit generation and sales. The program and resulting offsets are listed with the American Carbon Registry (ACR).
The PPR of the Dakotas is ranked the highest in the country in grassland loss, with each individual parcel enrolled in DU’s carbon program meeting 100% of the additionality requirements. All parcels are accompanied with a perpetual easement that ensures the permanence of retained belowground carbon.
“It is so important we find critical financing structures to protect these vital landscapes and all the benefits they provide,” says Billy Gascoigne, who manages DU’s carbon program. “We applaud North Bridge’s commitment to aid us in this effort.”
James Flavin, Head of Structuring, Origination and Sales at North Bridge, commented, “We are excited about the opportunity to partner with DU and Radicle. DU’s carbon program is built on a solid foundation of science and provides an array of co-benefits that align with North Bridge’s sustainability principles.