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This project focuses on protecting private grasslands from conversion to cultivated cropland. The project activities are located in North Dakota Prairie Pothole Region, an area that provides a key habitat for a diverse range of flora and fauna. To prevent conversion and retain carbon pools, the project contacted landowners in the Pothole Region with the aim of introducing them to the carbon program.
Prairie Pothole Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands
Prairie Specifications

Project Rating
AAA

Sector
Soil Carbon

Location
USA

Credit Type
Avoidance and Removal

Sector Group
Nature Based Solutions

Sub-Sector
Grasslands

Accreditor
ACR (#222)

Start Date
01/22/08
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