Mitigation Information

Mitigation Banking Made Easy: Why You Need a Credit Broker on Your Side   Mitigation credit sales brokers play a crucial role in the industry. They connect buyers and sellers, negotiate credit sales, and ensure compliance with regulations. Whether you’re a banker, a developer, or an investor, working with a sales broker can help you. They navigate the complex processes of buying and selling credits, and  buying, selling, or starting a mitigation bank. By utilizing their knowledge and expertise, you can save time

UMAM and WRAP Scoring Guidance What are the determining factors to find out the quality of a wetland? UMAM SCORING GUIDANCE: THE SCORING OF EACH INDICATOR IS BASED ON WHAT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR THE TYPE OF WETLAND OR SURFACE WATER ASSESSED Optimal (10) Condition is optimal and fully supports wetland/surface water functions Moderate (7) Condition is less than optimal, but sufficient to maintain most wetland/surface water functions Minimal (4) Minimal level of support of wetland/surface water functions Not Present (0) Condition is insufficient to provide wetland/surface water functions

A Review of Compensatory Mitigation in Estuarine and Marine Habitats   We are excited to share that the report has been published on EPA’s website. Desk statement: EPA developed “A Review of Compensatory Mitigation in Estuarine and Marine Habitats” to inform regulators, mitigation providers and the public about compensatory mitigation in estuarine and marine settings. The report explores four habitats: shallow water, seagrass, oysters, and tidal flats (mudflats); it describes each of the habitats’ importance and provides examples of mitigation and

Navigating Mitigation Banking for Development Projects About MitigationBankSearch.com Have you just bought a property that you were hoping to build on and found that a wetland habitat is on the property? Is a regulatory agency telling you that you will have to calculate the impacts that your development will have on the wetland and that you will have to purchase mitigation credits for those impacts? Mitigation Banking Group simplifies the process, explaining the steps to take and help you purchase those

What is the Proximity Factor Tool? Conditions for Using Out-of-Service Area Mitigation Banks To utilize mitigation credits from banks outside their service area, the following criteria must be met: No Local Alternatives: Federal credits must be unavailable within the impact area’s basin or HUC. MBI Language: The Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) should include language permitting the use of credits for impacts outside the designated service area. This ensures regulatory compliance.   Case-by-Case Approval Each instance of using out-of-service

Fungible Assets Offset Environmental Impacts Mitigation Credits are part of a thriving ecosystem marketplace. These fungible assets can give return on investment and make the polluter pay–a principle enshrined in climate change agreements worldwide. This industry addresses the cross-sector interests of urban planning and natural resource management. At its core, it seeks to balance human health and biodiversity. It allows for the planning of our built environment alongside the replenishment of our water systems and species habitat. Conservation Economics allows private equity investments into

The Big List of Mitigation Banking Regulations and Guidelines When it comes to mitigation banking, we are going to break down the federal agencies and laws that create this program. A few states, like Florida, have their own Section 404 programs in addition to the federal one and details specific to the Florida program can be found over here.  Don’t skip over just yet! While Florida does have its own 404 program,

Mitigation Banking 101: How Does Mitigation Banking Work? Mitigation banking is a market-based solution to natural resource management. The industry moves private equity, and not taxpayer money, into ecosystem preservation and restoration. The program originated over loss of the wetland ecosystem and has since grown to mitigate habitat loss for endangered species and water quality metrics. Mitigation banking is one mechanism for management in the nature resource portfolio, which includes government-funded strategies and other private efforts to restore