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The Uruguay Grasslands Regeneration Project is an active, large-scale initiative restoring 140,000 hectares of native grasslands through Holistic Planned Grazing and ecological outcome monitoring. Developed by the Savory Institute, Cultivo Land PBC, and Pampa Oriental (Savory’s local Hub), the project works with 100+ producers across seven ecoregions to reverse ecosystem degradation, strengthen rural economies, and generate high-integrity carbon credits verified under Verra (Project #5289).

By combining regenerative livestock management, producer-led implementation, and rigorous data collection through Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV), the project delivers measurable improvements in soil carbon, biodiversity, water retention, and ecosystem function. These outcomes create new income opportunities for producers—including revenue from carbon and verified regenerative products—while contributing to global climate mitigation.

With credit issuance forecast to begin in 2027, this initiative serves as a scalable, farmer-first model for climate action, ecological regeneration, and rural development across grassland regions globally.

How Project Affects Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions:

['Removes/stores GHGs (e.g., projects that capture, sequester, or otherwise enhance the "sinks" that accumulate and store GHGs)']

Impact on Underrepresented Groups:

Savory’s approach is farmer first on a global level. We recognize that the people who manage land and produce food around the world often come from underrepresented, under-resourced, and/or underserved communities with regards to livelihood (farming, herding, pastoralism), ethnic or racial group, gender, and socioeconomic context. 

Many of our projects are implemented in under-resourced countries or regions where severe land degradation has contributed to food and water insecurity, megafires and severe drought, human health decline, and social migration and unrest. We are highly intentional in directing funds where they are most needed for maximum impact—on the ground, in the communities where we work—and keeping overhead and administrative costs to a minimum. 

Our approach intentionally and strategically connects ecology and human economics for the benefit of the farmer/herder communities: by connecting measurable land regeneration to potential to access new market opportunities through our Land to Market program, we aim to increase profitability for farmers all over the world and thus incentivize continued regenerative management of land. Regenerating land and soil health, in turn, helps mitigate the effects of climate change while also setting in motion a virtuous upward cycle of human societal health, especially in under-resourced countries and communities.