Ecosystem Investment Partners

Is this the year that biodiversity becomes important in the investment world? How is the current change in the US administration going to change the focus on biodiversity? We just discussed these questions at “The next frontier: to what extent can addressing biodiversity drive returns?” This was the panel I just moderated at the PEI Responsible Investment Forum in New York. The answers to these and other questions were varied. If you are interested, please feel free to reach out to me or my wonderful panelists: Will Relle, Nick Dilks, Suzanne Tavill, and Yovanka Bylander Arroyo!

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EIP Managing Partner, Nick Dilks, will be at the New Private Markets Responsible Investment Forum in New York next Tuesday, 3/4, and is set to join a panel discussion on investment opportunities related to biodiversity and the intersection of nature and climate. We hope to see you there! #naturebasedsolutions

The Nature Conservancy's new report includes studies conducted on EIP's Lake Superior Mitigation Bank where we restored and permanently protected over 24,000 acres of peatlands in Minnesota. In partnership with TNC, we are very pleased to share that their findings highlight that the restoration of peatlands is an incredible solution to reducing carbon emissions and helping mitigate the ongoing effects of climate change. #naturebasedsolutions

EIP Managing Partner, Adam Davis, recently joined the World Forest Forum Foundation to discuss the evolving market for biocredits in Europe and share many best practices from the longstanding US Environmental Offset Markets and EIP's 18+ years of investing in biodiversity and nature-based solutions. Click the link below to listen in.

At the end of last year, our Charles Etok Edwardsen Jr. Mitigation Bank located east of Utqiagvik, Alaska, received its first credit release of 850+ credits. This is the first mitigation bank north of the Arctic Circle and?the largest in Alaska that EIP is proud to partner with the native, Ukpea?vik I?upiat Corporation (UIC) on. These landmark credits will provide UIC with a land-based revenue stream and an ongoing mitigation solution for critical municipal and economic development in the area. #naturebasedsolutions

2024 was another exceptional year for EIP, focused on continued growth for the firm - scaling our business and team to meet the rapid demand for nature-based solutions, expanding our local partnerships, and investing in new markets and diversified restoration projects across the country. These achievements would not be possible without you - our investors, customers, collaborators and regulators. On behalf of our EIP team, we wish you all a safe, healthy and very prosperous holiday season! Special thanks to Kacee Morrell for this beautiful shot of a Northern Harrier Hawk at our Riverpark Mitigation Bank in California.

EIP is very pleased to share the news of our recent acquisition of the Barnes Prairie Mitigation Bank! A very exciting development and EIP’s first investment in the State that will deliver mitigation to a wide array of permitted impacts while also helping to restore and protect an important wetland ecosystem near the Chiwaukee Prairie, an internationally recognized wetland of significance.

Construction is now finishing up on the 5 new streams created near the future Lake Ralph Hall Reservoir and are already beginning to flow with rainwater! In partnership with the Upper Trinity Regional Water District and Mitigation Resources of North America, EIP has now restored over 6 miles of streams connected to the North Sulphur River in Texas that were disrupted when the river was channelized in the early 1900s. This winter, construction will near completion with over 40,000 native trees and grasses beginning to be planted before the site moves into monitoring. #naturebasedsolutions #ecologicalrestoration

Yesterday, we had the opportunity to tour the future Lake Ralph Hall, a project owned and operated by Texas Water Conservation Association members Upper Trinity Regional Water District. Once complete, this lake will provide 180,000 acre-feet of crucial water storage, supporting economic growth, recreation, and future water needs in an area projected to see a five-fold population increase over the next 50 years. A huge thank you to Texas Water Supply Partners?and the Upper Trinity Regional Water District team for hosting us and offering a look at the bottom of what will soon be one of Texas’ newest lakes!