HSBC teams up with Pollination for ‘natural capital’ venture
HSBC Global Asset Management has teamed up with climate change advisory firm Pollination Group to create an asset management venture focused on “natural capital”, which seeks to put a value…
Read More...Wyoming governor: $250M in initial state cuts, more coming
Wyoming has finalized initial state spending cuts of 10%, or $250 million, as part of efforts to address an over $1 billion budget shortfall due to the coronavirus and downturns…
Read More...Beyond easements: Broader approaches for greater conservation outcomes
Easements and acquistions have long been the bread and butter of land conservation. However, there is a whole range of strategies for going past the point of protection. This primer…
Read More...Drought taking a toll on Colorado agriculture “in all corners of the state”
The hot, dry weather that’s fanning fires on tens of thousands of acres across Colorado is also battering the state’s agriculture industry as it stunts crops, dries up the flow…
Read More...Is there a business case for soil health systems?
Soil Health Institute is partnering with Cargill and the US National Association of Conservation Districts — with funding from Cargill and USDA-NRCS — to work out a comprehensive approach for evaluating the profitability of soil health…
Read More...$1B in revenue expected from New Mexico’s state trust lands
New Mexico is on track to have another banner year as a result of oil and gas drilling and other activities on state trust lands. The land management agency expects…
Read More...Ranchers organize to feed hungry Montanans
Matt Pierson, a Livingston native, is working to connect people who want to help with people who need help. And that’s how the Producer Partnership, a statewide nonprofit helping to feed…
Read More...The free market approach to environmental conservation
When “Free Market Environmentalism” was published, it was met with mixed reviews, some called it an oxymoron. Today, conservationists are using markets, contracts, and property rights to turn environmental resources…
Read More...Considering direct-selling your beef?
There are a range of factors to think about when looking at this topic, and the University of Wyoming Extension offers some insight including knowing the market, understanding your limitations,…
Read More...Big-money investors gear up for a trillion-dollar bet on farmland
A trillion dollars worth of American farmland will change hands in the coming years. Wealthy investors are likely to buy more of it with the power to shape rural communities…
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