Patagonia eyes carbon credits
Respira Patagonia is positioning Chile’s Magallanes region as a key territory to develop soil‑ and livestock‑linked carbon credits—moves that could feed ecosystem restoration and conservation‑friendly recreation programs. The announcement hints at future funding streams for landscape protection that hikers and guides will want to track. (ovejeronoticias.cl)
Respira Patagonia is led by Plan‑C and lists Manuel Sanhueza as its director general. (plan-c.land) Local coverage reports 250,000 hectares already committed to the initiative. (laprensaaustral.cl) Regional outlets say 340,000 hectares are currently under scientific analysis for carbon capture potential. (itvpatagonia.com) Project leadership has publicly targeted intervention of 700,000 hectares of prairies over five years as a restoration goal. (elpinguino.com) Angelo Sartori, senior director for government affairs at Verra, took part in recent Punta Arenas conversations, signalling engagement with the Verra standard for future crediting work. (ovejeronoticias.cl) Organizers say the initiative aims to convert soil‑regeneration and regenerative‑grazing outcomes into tradable removals and presented Respira Patagonia at COP30 in November 2025 as part of that market strategy. (portal12.cl) Planners and regional officials have argued the scheme could channel international climate finance directly into on‑the‑ground restoration, and corporate partners cited at COP30 include ISA Energía Chile and the Conexión Puma programme. (paiscircular.cl) Organizers held the project’s II Jornada de Conversatorios in Punta Arenas on March 16 to map verification pathways and market entry steps for credits tied to soil and livestock practices. (elpinguino.com)
