“Finite Carbon built a strong relationship with the entire tribal community and took the time to understand our culture and values.”

Ernie Neptune, Forest Supervisor
Passamaquoddy Tribe

INDIGENOUS

Indigenous American leaders seek to provide future generations with a strong economic foundation while preserving deeply held community values. A growing number of Indigenous American communities are partnering with Finite to develop their carbon finance programs, generating substantial revenue that is often reinvested into social, economic development, and natural resource programs. Finite has a longstanding partnership with indigenous leaders and Indigenous American forest managers who fully understand the importance of indigenous sovereignty and are adept at assisting indigenous communities in taking advantage of this important economic development opportunity.

Colville Tribes
Washington
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 487,417
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 14,357,787

The second largest offset project in US compliance program history, Colville’s carbon project dovetails with the Tribe’s sophisticated forest operations and diversifies their land management revenue. While a wildfire in 2015 impacted a significant portion of the Colville forest, carbon revenue from the unburned forest is compensating for lost timber revenue and underwriting replanting for forest regeneration and recovery.

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Sealaska Project 1
Alaska
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 165,077
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 11,410,748

The southeast Alaskan coast is the traditional homeland of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian people. Sealaska is dominated by large contiguous blocks of mature, healthy forests supporting native flora and fauna. Committed to the protection of Alaskan waters, the project includes sensitive watersheds that are important sources of drinking water for Alaskan communities in Hydaburg and Hoonah and critical habitat for salmon.

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Sealaska Carbon Project 2
Alaska
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 10,700
Status: In development

Sealaska’s second carbon offset project supports large, intact blocks of native forests. Project proceeds will be invested back to Sealaska shareholders, businesses, and communities. For multiple generations, the project area will be untouched by commercial harvesting. Shareholders will retain full access to the area for cultural needs such as logs for totem poles, other cultural projects, and non-timber development opportunities.

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Ahtna, Inc.
Alaska
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 506,729
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 14,861,093

To date, Ahtna is the largest project developed for the US compliance offset market. The project is an important socio-economic driver for the community including training and hiring Ahtna shareholder-owners for project management. The program has the potential to grow a new generation of careers in natural resources; jobs that will allow Ahtna shareholder-owners to remain in the region caring for Ahtna land and resources.

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Passamaquoddy Tribe
Maine
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 98,492
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 4,076,024

Finite is honored to work with the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine to connect their 98,000 acres of tribal trust lands to the forest carbon market. Having generated over $30 million for the Tribe, Passamaquoddy’s project revenue is being used for several economic development projects including expansion of their blueberry and maple syrup companies, family housing, and upgrades to forestry equipment and infrastructure.

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Tyonek Native Corporation
Alaska
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 51,244
Status: In development

Finite’s offset development work often takes us to remote areas accessible only by air and sea. Operating in untamed country, Alaskan projects like Tyonek present unique challenges and risks for offset project development. Finite staff have deep project experience in coastal Alaska and in addition to our offset expertise we are trained in wilderness survival, transportation safety, and wildlife defense.

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Huna Totem
Alaska
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 6,783
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,028,121

Huna Totem’s temperate rainforests are among the most productive in the world. After past harvesting, Huna Totem now focuses on forest protection to provide non-timber values including watershed health, wildlife habitat, subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering opportunities for native Alaskan communities. In addition, their carbon offset project will create forest-related job and training opportunities for shareholders.

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Spokane Tribe
Washington
Client Type: Tribe/Native Corporation
Acres: 95,390
Status: Registered
Offsets issued: 1,479,837

Historical land uses within the Spokane Tribe project area include timber production, outdoor recreation, and subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering. The Spokane project area is currently managed as multiple use forestland and projected land use within the project area will support and promote large, intact blocks of native forests in eastern Washington state.

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