Ecological assets, or eco-assets, are commanding real monetary value and have become an increasingly important part of financial and business calculations for private landowners, businesses and industry, municipalities, and government agencies. The market is advancing as we attempt to stem the negative impacts on ecosystem services that are critical to our quality of life.

EASI offers advice, products, and services that help clients understand, navigate, and benefit from the expanding market for eco-assets, in particular mitigation credits. The term ‘mitigation credits’ includes wetland and stream credits as well as conservation credits (aka habitat and species credits). We estimate the U.S. compensatory mitigation credit market is currently worth $100 billion with $1.5 billion in annual transactions.

EASI enables clients to develop new revenue streams, reduce project risks and achieve important public interest goals related to sustainability, health & welfare and economic vitality. Here are some of the ways we can help.

Mitigation Credit Buyers

  • Find mitigation credits needed to offset development projects
  • Determine market price of mitigation credits to reduce risk and lower cost of environmental compliance
  • Develop solutions to satisfy future compensatory mitigation needs
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Landowners

  • Discover new revenue opportunities through conservation that can exist in parallel with compatible farm and ranch management practices.
  • Navigate the mitigation credit development pathway
  • Lower landowner risk and optimize return on mitigation bank investments
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Land Brokerages and Real Estate Appraisers

  • Determine the additional value eco-assets can bring to existing land values

Industry and Businesses

  • Find mitigation credits needed to offset development projects
  • Restore brownfields and underutilized properties to create eco-assets that generate revenue or can satisfy future mitigation credit needs
  • Determine market price of mitigation credits to reduce risk and lower cost of environmental compliance

Government Agencies

Municipalities

  • Find mitigation credits to offset needed development
  • Discover new revenue opportunities through enhancing and restoring underutilized land
  • Develop urban Woodland Gardens that provides constituents with healthy and recreational outdoor activities that improve the quality of life

Property Investors

  • Determine most lucrative properties for siting wetland mitigation or conservation banks
  • Discover a property’s potential value of undeveloped eco-assets

 

Reach out to us at info@easillc.com to discuss how we can help you obtain value from eco-assets.