INFORMATION SESSIONS
NICC information sessions are free and open to all interested tribal representatives or landowners. These sessions are hosted in partnership with the Intertribal Agriculture Council and include an overview of carbon credit trading as well as U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) renewable energy and conservation programs. Information sessions can be all day events but the NICC portion is typically an hour. To register for an upcoming information session, please contact the person associated with the event you would like to attend or if you are interested in hosting a session feel free to contact us.
Latest News
Los Angeles Times: Tuesday, November 20, 2012
California's first carbon-credit auction raises $290 million
E&E Daily: Tuesday, July 17, 2012
CLIMATE: All sides agree a carbon tax could be included in expected tax code overhaul.
Ecosystem Marketplace
Ecosystem Marketplace, a project of the non-profit organization Forest Trends, is a leading source of information on environmental markets and payments for ecosystem services including carbon markets. Visit the website
Upcoming Events
Regional Meetings
Regional meetings are sponsored by Intertribal Agriculture Council, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and other land conservation organizations including National Indian Carbon Coalition (NICC). The meetings include one-to-two day outreach sessions reviewing various USDA programs, including financial and technical assistance in the areas of housing, business development, community facilities, agricultural production, natural resources, irrigation, animal and plan health and more. NICC presents an overview about the carbon credit market and project development resources for interested tribes or landowners. Regional meetings are open to anyone interested in learning more about these programs.
No regional meetings are currently scheduled.
National Indian Carbon Coalition (NICC) is a greenhouse gas management service providing project development resources and training for American Indian nations and landowner associations entering the carbon credit market. Carbon credits, also called greenhouse gas offsets or emission reduction credits, are purchased by investors to offset their own CO2 emissions. Carbon credits are developed from land conservation and renewable energy projects which reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) – or “greenhouse gas” – released into the air or remove existing CO2 from the air. Project types include, forestry, wetland restoration, farming, ranching, reclamation of mine lands, waste management and other types of conservation. Most projects involve terrestrial carbon sequestration, or carbon dioxide sequestration, which increases the soil organic carbon (SOC) stock on lands. Terrestrial sequestration both removes CO2 from the air and stores it in soils and plants. Terrestrial sequestration has the added advantage that it can be quickly instituted and usually has ancillary benefits, such as better water retention, increased crop yields and improved wildlife habitat.
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A joint project of Indian Land Tenure
Foundation and Intertribal Agriculture Council
